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Your customers are talking to AI agents. Are you in the conversation?

AI agents are the new front door to commerce. 30-45% of U.S. consumers already use AI for product research (Bain). McKinsey projects $3-5T in agent-mediated commerce by 2030. Operon places your brand inside agent conversations, at the moment users have real intent.

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$3-5T
Agentic commerce by 2030 (McKinsey)
30-45%
Of U.S. consumers using AI for product research (Bain)
10%
Of revenue some brands attribute to agentic channels (Fortune, March 2026)

The discovery layer is moving from search bars to agent conversations. Brands that are visible to agents get recommended. Brands that aren't get skipped.

How it works
Three steps to agent distribution
01
Your brand registers as demand
Set your bid, category, and targeting. Your brand enters Operon's demand pool alongside CPM, CPC, affiliate, and lead-gen bidders. No minimum spend.
02
Agents declare ad slots
When a publisher agent generates a response with purchase intent, it declares an ad slot. Operon runs a quality-weighted auction across the entire demand pool in real time.
03
Your brand gets recommended
The winning placement gets merged into the agent's response as a native recommendation. Users see your brand at the exact moment they're deciding - not as a banner, but as a recommendation.
API
# Register as demand
curl -X POST \
  https://api.operon.so/demand/register \
  -d '{"service":"YourBrand",
    "bid":150,
    "category":"travel"}'
Why Operon
Operon vs. ChatGPT Ads
ChatGPT Ads Operon
CPM $60 Quality-weighted auction
Minimum spend $250,000 None
Inventory ChatGPT free/Go tiers Open agent ecosystem (ElizaOS, LangChain, CrewAI, custom)
Reach 1 platform Thousands of independent agents
Quality gate Platform controls Trust index (2,000+ domains, 20,000+ endpoints scored)
Revenue models CPM only CPM, CPC, affiliate, lead gen (unified)

ChatGPT ads serve ChatGPT inventory. Operon is a ChatGPT ads alternative that serves the rest of the agent ecosystem - the long tail of independent agents where high-intent, purchase-adjacent interactions happen. For brands seeking brand visibility across AI agents, Operon's open network reaches surfaces that walled gardens can't.

Best for
High-value verticals
Travel
$15-160 / conversion
Agents researching flights, hotels, and itineraries for users with immediate booking intent. A single travel conversion covers 10-320 agent tasks at current inference costs.
Insurance
$25-150 / lead
Users asking agents to compare quotes and coverage. High per-lead value means a single qualified lead covers 16-300 agent interactions.
Financial services
$50-500 / lead
Agent-mediated research on loans, investments, banking products. The highest per-lead value in the ecosystem - one lead can fund 33-1,000 agent tasks.
SaaS
$48-720 / referral
Developer agents recommending tools and platforms. Referral revenue at 20-30% of first-year contract value creates the highest blended return per placement.
The auction
Quality over budget
Trust score + bid → ranking

A relevant, high-quality advertiser consistently beats a higher bidder with a lower trust score. Build a quality reputation and you win placements at lower bids. Gaming the system is harder than in traditional ad networks. Better products get better distribution.

Learn more
See how we compare
Side-by-side comparison of Operon, ZeroClick, Kontext, ChatAds, and ChatGPT ads.
Read the market research
Market data, unit economics, and the agentic commerce thesis.
x402 advertiser onboarding
Headless merchants and autonomous agents POST $100 USDC and have a live campaign in 30 seconds. Live on Base mainnet.
Get your brand in front of agent users
Operon is onboarding early advertiser partners.
No minimum spend. No long-term commitment.
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