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OpenAI applies for 15 new top-level domains including .gpt and .chatgpt

·2026.10.08 20:04

Key point

OpenAI submitted applications for 15 new top-level domains in ICANN's first round since 2012, with contested strings like .agent facing competition from Google and Meta.

Details

OpenAI has applied for 15 new top-level domains (TLDs) as part of ICANN's first application round since 2012, with all applications published on October 7. The requested domains include .openai, .chatgpt, .gpt, .agi, .asi, .agent, .mcp, .codex, .model, .skill, .evals, .voice, .deploy, .oai, and .daybreak.

Competition and Costs

Several of these strings face significant competition:

  • .agent is the most contested string in the entire round, with 13 applicants including OpenAI, Google, and Meta.
  • .agi has 7 applicants, while .asi and .mcp each have 5 applicants.
  • .gpt is filed by OpenAI as a brand TLD, but two other companies also applied for it.

Each application incurs a fee of $227,000 from ICANN. Contested strings will be resolved in 2027 through community evaluation or ICANN auctions, with the earliest possible launch date also in late 2027.

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