OpenAI has discontinued Atlas, its AI-powered web browser, and is integrating its core browsing capabilities directly into ChatGPT and Google Chrome.
The company announced a new ChatGPT extension for Chrome alongside major upgrades to the ChatGPT desktop application, enabling users to browse websites, analyse web pages and complete online tasks without leaving the AI assistant.
Atlas launched last year as OpenAI’s attempt to compete with AI-powered browsers such as Perplexity’s Comet and The Browser Company’s Dia. However, the company has now shifted its strategy toward embedding AI browsing capabilities into products users already rely on.
The new Chrome extension allows ChatGPT to understand the contents of the webpage currently being viewed, enabling users to ask questions, generate summaries and perform more advanced tasks without switching tabs.
OpenAI has also enhanced the ChatGPT desktop application with integrated browsing capabilities that allow the AI assistant to navigate websites, sign into accounts, interact with webpages and download files directly within the application.
In addition, the company introduced a remote cloud-based browser running on OpenAI’s servers, enabling ChatGPT’s AI agents to perform web-based tasks autonomously on behalf of users.
The move reflects OpenAI’s broader ambition to transform ChatGPT from a conversational assistant into a comprehensive productivity platform spanning web browsing, applications and autonomous AI agents.
Although Atlas is being discontinued as a standalone product, its underlying technologies will continue powering ChatGPT’s expanding browsing and automation capabilities.
