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 SEO consultancy Nectiv, analyzed roughly 7 billion OpenAI-bot log events from Botify’s enterprise client dataset spanning November 2024 through March 2026.
What The Data Shows
Two of the three OpenAI…

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