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AI Search
How to Block GPTBot: Protect Your Content from OpenAI Crawling
Block GPTBot from training on your content with one robots.txt block. Exact configuration, verification steps, impersonator checks, and common mistakes.
AI Search
GPTBot vs OAI-SearchBot: What's the Difference and Which Should You Block?
GPTBot trains OpenAI's models; OAI-SearchBot powers ChatGPT search citations. Two separate crawlers, two separate robots.txt tokens — here's which one to block.
SEO Strategy
Does Blocking GPTBot Hurt SEO? The Honest Answer
Does blocking GPTBot hurt SEO? No. GPTBot is OpenAI's training crawler — separate from Google Search and from OAI-SearchBot, which powers ChatGPT citations. What actually happens when you block it, and the one mistake that does cost visibility.