Can not access ChatGPT Search Even I got the Email Invite in SearchGPT Waiting list

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Hi community, I just want to ask if anyone had the same issues about the ChatGPT Search feature?

I joined the SearchGPT waiting list a few months ago and I got the email invite today saying I can use it now. But when I access chatgpt.com and still can’t see the search icon. I am using the free plan. Does it matter? Does it mean I have to be in a paid plan and at the same time in the waiting list?

Quote from the announcement(https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/):

“All ChatGPT Plus and Team users, as well as SearchGPT waitlist users, will have access today.”. It’s quite confusing.

Quote from Email

"
Thank you again for signing up for the SearchGPT prototype waitlist.

Today, we announced the release of ChatGPT search on our blog, and we’ve given access to you and all of our waitlist users today!

ChatGPT search brings the best of SearchGPT directly into ChatGPT. You can try it out now by clicking the web search icon on chatgpt.com.

"

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Hi.

Try the original link of the waitlist.

https://chatgpt.com/search

You’ll either be asked to log in, or if already logged, you’ll get “waitlist closed” if you still do not have access.

“Web Search” as a feature has been widely deployed. The link is likely unnecessary. A globe icon where you send a message is in ChatGPT.

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Announcement:

https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/

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Hi Jay, Thanks for your reply. I am seeing “waitlist closed” on that page, does that mean that I still do not have access? I am confused because I did joined the waiting list months ago and I also got the Email invite saying I can try now as you can see from the Email screenshots. But why I still don’t have access?

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  • Go to ChatGPT
  • New chat
  • see globe icon, click to enable
  • see different results from your input
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@deepnlp I am also getting same problem and also not getting global search icon.

I am also a free user.

Did you get any Solution ?

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  • Follow the announcement link above.

  • Read the callout at the top of the page:
    ** Plus and Team users can try it now **
    (this link is to ChatGPT with “search” on)

  • Decide if you want to subscribe to ChatGPT Plus

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Nope, It seems like the free plan users are not included even if you registered in the waiting list

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It was available a couple of days. Now the globe icon is gone. I wonder why. I was on the waiting list.

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free user and same here! the icon was visible for couple of days after receiving the email but now it’s gone
looks like they did some course correction

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did you check again? it’s back for me now after disappearing for a couple of days?

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Yes, it came back yesterday. Maybe it works only on weekends…

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I just wanted to report that today I tried to use the search feature to find a conversation which contained exactly ‘case study’ in it’s name on the left sidebar, yet searching for ‘case study’ found nothing.

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You will note that this topic is about a different feature: “Get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources.”, and " February 5, 2025: ChatGPT search is now available to everyone in regions where ChatGPT is available. No signup required."

The search of past chats is likely powered by semantic search of “quick” quality, not keywords. I search for “you are a gpt”, and I get a top result for turning a JSON Assistants API call into a SDK API call.