OpenAI × Yelp Inc.
In July 2026, Yelp announced a non-exclusive data licensing agreement with OpenAI. [59, 60] The deal allows ChatGPT to access and incorporate Yelp's vast collection of reviews, photos, and business data into its responses for local recommendations. [61, 62] While financial terms were not disclosed, the partnership includes displaying Yelp branding and links with the content and will integrate Yelp's "Request a Quote" feature, enabling users to contact businesses directly from the chat interface. [58, 60]
The asset
A license for OpenAI to access Yelp's corpus of user-generated content, including approximately 330 million reviews, ratings, photos, and business information across 8 million listings, for use in ChatGPT responses.
- 330M reviews
- 8M business listings
The record
- Seller status
- Going concern
- Sector
- local business review platform
- Modalities
- text, images
- Jurisdiction
- US
What it means if you hold data
This deal exemplifies the shift from web scraping to direct data licensing for real-time, trusted information to ground AI models. For platforms like Yelp, it creates a new revenue stream and distribution channel, treating AI assistants as the next major surface for user discovery beyond traditional search engines. [59, 60]