TechCrunch · AI· Sarah Perez·· 2026-09-30
OpenAI’s latest features take direct aim at the app store model
OpenAI’s latest features take direct aim at the app store model
AI summary
OpenAI is building out the pieces of an alternative to the traditional app store model, turning ChatGPT into a place where software can be discovered and used by people and AI agents alike.
Selection record
Threshold 76Media and individualsFirst 82Second 78
AdmittedSum of both 160 ≥ twice the threshold 152
- Source tier
- Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
- Pre-filter
- passed：OpenAI新功能与AI代理、模型直接相关
- Why it was chosen
- The analysis connects OpenAI's Dev Day announcements into app discovery, distribution and identity layers, clarifying the scope of their challenge to the app store model.
- Same event
A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.
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