Applications and landscapes of artificial intelligence are diversifying day by day. A little over a year ago, OpenAI released ChatGPT to users. We were all shocked to see that we could complete time-consuming tasks in minutes using just a few prompts. The development of ChatGPT was not limited to text generation and continued to constantly update and develop itself. One of OpenAI's latest services is GPTs, which allows you to build your own ChatGPT.

In this article, we will explore what GPTs are and how you can build your own ChatGPT.

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TL;DR

  • GPTs feature is OpenAI's AI chatbot builder tool that allows you to create your own custom ChatGPT.
  • To create GPTs, you must have OpenAI's Plus or Enterprise subscription.
  • While ChatGPT has a fixed persona and knowledge base, you can customize the persona and trained data of GPTs.
  • To build your own custom ChatGPT, simply head to GPT Builder, which is a feature of GPT-4.
  • When creating GPTs, you can adjust their conversation starter sentence, knowledge base, and personality.
  • If you are looking for an AI assistant that is an alternative to GPTs, TextCortex is the way to go with its advanced customization options and task-focused features.

What are GPTs?

GPTs is an AI chatbot builder tool that allows you to build your own custom ChatGPT and assign it to specific tasks. While ChatGPT is currently an effective solution for completing most repetitive tasks, you can take things a step further and build your own personal ChatGPT.

Building your own custom GPT has benefits both in daily and professional life, such as;

  • Task-focused Content Generation
  • Specific Use Case Adaptation
  • Concise and Accurate Output Generation
  • Custom Data Training
  • Streamline Workload
  • Increased Productivity

How Do GPTs Operate?

GPTs generate output using the GPT-4 large language model. The only difference between GPTs and ChatGPT-4 is that GPTs are customizable. You can create your own GPT with prompting and data training methods and take your AI chatbot experience to the next level.

What is the Difference Between ChatGPT and GPTs?

ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that generates output within the limits of its own persona with pre-trained data and parameters. If you want to use ChatGPT for specific tasks, you would have to customize it with the prompting method for each new task. However, thanks to GPTs, you can customize ChatGPT at once and use the GPT you created over and over again without additional prompting. In short, while ChatGPT has a generic output style, you can customize GPTs as you wish.

Is Custom GPTs Free?

To use OpenAI's GPTs tool, you must have a Plus or Enterprise subscription. This tool is not available for free ChatGPT users. You can activate the OpenAI Plus subscription for $20/month. Once you have the Plus subscription, you do not need to pay additional fees to build GPT or try OpenAI's GPTs.

How to Build Your Custom ChatGPT – Step by Step Guide

Now that we've had a brief look at what OpenAI's GPTs are, we can move on to how you can build your own GPT. You do not need any technical background or programming language to build custom GPTs. All you need to do is enter the prompt and set the configuration.

1-) Log in Your OpenAI Account

First thing first, you need to log in to your OpenAI account to access ChatGPT features. If you do not have an account, you can create a new account or continue with your Google, Microsoft, and Apple accounts.

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2-) Purchase or Renew Your ChatGPT Plus Subscription

After logging in to your account, you need to purchase a Plus subscription if you do not have one. If your account has an Enterprise subscription, you can also use the GPTs feature. OpenAI Plus subscription charges $20 per month.

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3-) Create a GPT

Once you upgrade your ChatGPT account to Plus, you can access the “Explore” tab at the top of the chat history. By clicking on the Explore tab, you can access the GPTs designed by OpenAI, create your own GPT and favourite the GPTs. You can also edit or delete the GPTs you have previously created on this screen. You need to access the GPT builder tool in split-screen by clicking the “Create a GPT” button.

4-) Create and Configure

After accessing the GPT builder, you will encounter a basic chatbot screen. On this screen, you can access the "Create" tab, where you can customize your GPT with prompts. You need to enter your instructions in the chat box of the GPT builder to customize your GPT. Additionally, the GPT builder will provide you with instruction suggestions so that you can customize it more easily.

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When you are done with the "Create" tab, you can use the "Configure" tab to fine-tune your GPT. In this tab, you can set the name and profile picture of your GPT, edit instructions, upload files, and add conversation starter sentences. You can also change the name and profile picture of your GPT by prompting on the "Create" tab. The GPT builder allows you to upload a profile picture or create one with DALL-E. Last but not least, you can set your GPT's capabilities, such as web browsing and DALL-E image generation.

5-) Save Your GPT

Once you complete building your GPT, you can save it by clicking the related button. If you are editing your existing GPT, you should click the "Update" button instead of the "Save" button. When saving your GPT, you can publish it with four availabilities:

  • Only Me
  • Anyone at Zapier
  • Only People With a Link
  • Public

TextCortex AI – Your Customizable AI Assistant

If you want to build your own custom AI assistant and are looking for an alternative, TextCortex AI is designed for you. TextCortex aims to support you in your daily and professional tasks with customizable AI solutions. It is available as a web application and browser extension. TextCortex browser extension is integrated with 30,000+ websites and apps, so you can continue using it anywhere and anytime.

ZenoChat

TextCortex comes with your customizable conversational AI assistant ZenoChat. ZenoChat is available as a web application and browser extension. You can use ZenoChat in every corner of the internet by installing our browser extension.

ZenoChat is an AI assistant that offers a human-like conversation experience and completes the tasks you give in a concise and high-quality manner. ZenoChat can generate articles, poems, riddles, emails, product descriptions, blog posts, essays and so much more. Moreover, it can rewrite your existing texts, change the tone of voice, fix the grammar, and translate it into 25+ languages.

ZenoChat comes with a web search feature that allows it to generate responses by processing the latest topics. In other words, you can chat about current topics with ZenoChat and get relevant output. ZenoChat's web search feature has seven options: Internet, Scholar, Wikipedia, News, Twitter, Reddit, and YouTube.

Create Your Custom GPT Bot

Our multi-functional conversational AI, ZenoChat, offers a fully customizable AI experience thanks to our “Knowledge Bases” and “Individual Personas” features. Using these features, you can build your own Zeno and use it in specific tasks.

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Our “Knowledge Bases” feature allows you to upload or connect data sets that ZenoChat will use to generate output. Thus, you can ensure that ZenoChat generates output using only the data you provide and adapt it to different use cases. This feature is especially useful for data analysis, summarization, and customer service tasks.

Our "Individual Personas" feature allows you to tailor ZenoChat's output style, tone of voice, attitude, and personality as you wish. Using this feature, you can build your own digital twin and use it to complete your personal tasks. In other words, using this feature, you can create your own digital form and reduce your workload.