Make GPT-4 with browsing your default ChatGPT mode
Our latest inspection indicates this product relies on older-generation models or has gone an extended period without active updates.
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According to OpenAITools.app telemetry verified on 2026-11-11, chatGPT-4 Browsing (chromewebstore.google.com) is an AI platform indexed under AI Chatbot generating 0 monthly visits with a month-over-month traffic delta of +0 (0.0%). Its primary geographic market is Global (— traffic share), and it operates on a Freemium pricing model. Top competing alternatives by monthly volume include ChatGPT (6.05B visits/mo), Monica (4.51M visits/mo), Poe (5.89M visits/mo).
Totally outdated and broken on newer chatgpt versions.
Dead extension, waste of time.
Doesn't remember settings anymore.
Useless now.
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Automatically selects the GPT-4 model when you open chat.openai.com, so you do not have to change the model picker in every new session.
Switches ChatGPT's browsing tool on at page load, giving you a web-aware session without an extra click.
The extension weighs roughly 16 KB, so it has effectively no impact on browser memory or page load times.
The developer states that no data is collected, sold or transferred to third parties, and that the extension only interacts with the ChatGPT page.
No configuration, accounts or dashboards — install it once and it runs silently in the background.
chatGPT-4 Browsing solves a small but recurring annoyance: the ChatGPT web interface does not always remember your preferred model and tool settings, so heavy users find themselves re-selecting GPT-4 and re-enabling browsing several times a day. This extension automates that step. Once installed, opening chat.openai.com lands you in a session already configured for GPT-4 with web browsing active, so you can start typing immediately.
The extension is intentionally minimal. It adds no sidebar, no prompt library and no separate chat surface — its entire job is to set the model and tool defaults at page load. That makes it very light (roughly 16 KB) and fast, with the developer declaring in the Chrome Web Store that no user data is collected, sold, or transferred to third parties.
Because it works by automating options inside ChatGPT's own interface, its behaviour depends on OpenAI's page structure and on your account's entitlements. GPT-4 and browsing access must be available on your ChatGPT plan for the extension to have anything to switch to. The listing is small and community-driven, with a modest user base and few ratings, so treat it as a simple convenience tweak rather than a mission-critical tool.
If you always want GPT-4 with browsing and are tired of re-selecting it after every page refresh, this extension makes that the default state.
Open ChatGPT and immediately ask about current events or live pages, without first remembering to enable the browsing tool.
At around 16 KB, it is a compact example of how to automate ChatGPT's interface settings with a content script.
Side-by-side telemetry comparison of competing AI tools in the same primary category
| Rank | AI Tool | Monthly Visits | MoM Growth | Direct traffic share | Pricing | Head-to-Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | chatGPT-4 Browsing | 0 | — | — | Freemium | Current |
| 1 | ChatGPT | 6.05B | +2.2% | 73% direct | Freemium | vs ChatGPT |
| 2 | Monica | 4.51M | -11.3% | 55% direct | Freemium | vs Monica |
| 3 | Poe | 5.89M | +9.1% | 68% direct | Freemium | vs Poe |
| 4 | Sider | 2.64M | -10.6% | 64% direct | Freemium | vs Sider |
| 5 | Merlin AI | 1.38M | +13.1% | 50% direct | Freemium | vs Merlin AI |
| 6 | HARPA AI | 537.46K | +99.3% | 76% direct | Freemium | vs HARPA AI |
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