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How long does ChatGPT plugin approval take?

Days from creating a plugin in OpenAI’s dashboard to its first hour in the ChatGPT plugin directory, for the 4,362 plugins listed from Oct 3 to Nov 1, 2026.

Updated every Monday · data to

Median wait
15 days
half of plugins went live faster
Fastest quarter
≤13 days
1 in 4 plugins
Slowest quarter
20+ days
1 in 4 plugins
Live within a week
15%
657 of 4,362 plugins

How long plugins waited

4,362 plugins
Under a week
65715%
1–2 weeks
65315%
2–4 weeks
2,59559%
1–2 months
2716%
2–3 months
802%
3–6 months
722%
Over 6 months
341%

Median wait by category

categories with 5+ plugins
Scientific Research
14d9
Security
14d24
Entertainment
15d185
Developer Tools
15d280
Education & Research
15d333
Travel
15d260
Other
15d192
Creativity
15d361
Data & Analytics
15d338
Productivity
15d1,110
Communication
16d74
Finance
16d354
Healthcare
16d89
Business & Operations
16d753

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Questions and answers

What does this measure?

The days between the date a plugin was created in OpenAI’s developer dashboard and the hour it first appeared in the ChatGPT plugin directory. Every third-party plugin ID starts with its creation time, and we check the directory every hour.

Is this the same as OpenAI’s review time?

No. Most teams build and test for a while before they submit, so the review itself is shorter than these numbers. OpenAI doesn’t publish submission dates or guarantee a review time, and its plugin team has put the wait at about two weeks when submissions run high.

Can I speed up OpenAI’s review?

OpenAI doesn’t expedite reviews. What saves time is avoiding a rejection and a second wait: a test account reviewers can sign in to, test cases that work as written, and tool annotations that match what each tool does.

Why are some plugins left out?

When the directory adds 50 or more plugins in one hour, it is listing older plugins in bulk, not finishing reviews. 702 plugins arrived that way (Oct 20, 2026, Oct 14, 2026, Oct 8, 2026, Oct 6, 2026), so they don’t count here.

How often is this page updated?

Every Monday, with every plugin listed up to the end of Sunday (UTC).