OpenAI Crawl Activity Tripled Since GPT-5, Data Shows

April 29, 2026

OpenAI Crawl Activity Tripled Since GPT-5, Data Shows

OpenAI’s automated crawl activity is estimated to have roughly tripled after the launch of GPT-5, according to a new analysis from Botify and guest author Chris Long. In Botify’s dataset, OpenAI’s search crawler is now generating more log events than its training crawler. That’s a reversal from the period before GPT-5. Long, co-founder of the

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