Can I promote my AI tool here?
Yes, but conditionally. Self-promotion should stay under about 10% of your activity, direct link posts to your own projects are not allowed, and you must share it in a text post with context about its value and uses.
Subreddit guides
r/OpenAI rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/OpenAI: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 2,883,909
- Verified
- October 12, 2026
- Category
- AI builders, operators, and researchers
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Rule 1: Relevance: Keep content posted relevant to OpenAI, or the discussion of Artificial Intelligence. Don’t spam, don’t start arguments, toxicity, or create chaotic and divisive posts regarding non-OpenAI or generally off-topic discussion. Follow Reddiquette and we use mod discretion. Complaints are fine, but please don’t only say vague things or rant without saying anything substantial. Explain what is going wrong, with appropriate clear feedback or constructive criticism. You may get help to fix your issue.
- Rule 2: Be Civil: Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience- we want this to be a welcoming and inclusive community. No hate speech/rhetoric, discrimination, bigotry, or prejudices. Be respectful. Don’t start or end conversations being rude to users. No harassing. No provoking, ‘gotchas’, and other bad faith behaviors or discourse. If it looks like you’re rabble-rousing, baiting, or trolling, especially if you have no other or limited history here we will use our discretion.
- Rule 3: Limit Self-Promotion: The 1/10th rule is a good guideline: self-promotion/projects/advertising should not be more than 10% of your content here. Full rule here: https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/wiki/guidelines/selfpromo/ Self-promotional direct link posts to projects are not allowed. If you are promoting your own project, context must be provided in a text post, such as the value and uses of your project. This sub is prone to scams, spam, and excessive promo. We want participation first for you to advertise.
- Rule 4: No Selling: Do not advertise the sale or exchange of OpenAI accounts, credentials, and no selling of your products or anything else. Such sales are completely unenforceable and could be scams, this is a forum not a shopping site. No asking to use accounts, etc. Also, no crypto posts unless it’s officially from OpenAI. No job offers. No selling your own products or other unverifiable content.
- Rule 5: No Low-Quality Content: Comments or posts that consists solely of low-quality/effort content (memes, pun threads, etc) will be removed at our discretion. If a post is at zero or few upvotes after a while, it may be removed. This includes posting the same headline/topic that was posted and discussed recently. Use the search feature first or the ‘New’ subreddit feed to avoid repetition. Don’t misuse flairs or media in comments. Remember this is an unofficially-run subreddit when posting.
- Rule 6: Concise, Accurate Titles: Post titles that are misleading or editorialized will be removed. One word, sensationalized or bait, link address in title, and other forms of low-effort titles will also be removed at mod discretion. If it’s a possible pinned post, please check for spelling mistakes. Thank you. Don’t start “P.S. Here’s my…” promo-baiting official articles again, please. Also includes screencap username-baiting your social accounts about official news. Follow rule 3.
- Rule 7: NSFW Content: Discussion or news about how it relates to AI or OpenAI is fine, just no erotic content, graphic violence, etc.
- Rule 8: AutoMod: If you're about to Modmail us about your post being removed when you feel you've followed the other rules, it's most likely because of [AutoMod](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/automoderator/). Basically it helps combat spammers, spambots, scammers, and trolls- this sub is excessively prone to those. Also, link your post or comment in the Modmail for review. Thanks. And feel free to message any subreddit improvement suggestions as well.
Works well
- A text post explaining how you built something on top of the OpenAI API, with a clear description of the value and uses, and no bare link
- A detailed troubleshooting post about a specific problem with ChatGPT or the API, describing exactly what is going wrong and what you tried
- A discussion post about an OpenAI announcement or an AI topic, written in your own words with an accurate, non-sensational title
- Helpful comments and answers on other people's posts for weeks before you ever mention your own project, so your promotion stays under the 1/10th guideline
Avoid
- Dropping a direct link to your own project as a post, because direct link posts to projects are not allowed here
- Promoting your project in more than about one in ten of your comments and posts, since the 1/10th rule is the guideline the mods point to
- Selling anything at all, including accounts, credentials, or your own products, because Rule 4 bans it outright
- Posting a vague rant about ChatGPT being broken without explaining what is going wrong, because complaints need clear feedback or constructive criticism
- Reposting a topic that was already discussed recently, because the mods remove repeated headlines and topics
- Writing a sensationalized or one word title, or stuffing a link address into the title, because those get removed under Rule 6 as low effort titles
What r/OpenAI Is For
This is a community for people who want to talk about OpenAI and artificial intelligence in general. The description says OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company with a mission to create safe and powerful AI that benefits all of humanity, and it lists Sora, ChatGPT, and DALL·E 3 as their products. The community itself is run by fans, not by OpenAI, because the description clearly states it is an unofficially-run community. So the people posting here are users of ChatGPT and the other tools, people following OpenAI news, and people discussing AI topics more broadly. The rules also show that people come here with problems, because the first rule says complaints are fine as long as you explain what is going wrong with clear feedback, and that you may get help to fix your issue.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides most marketing posts here is “Limit Self-Promotion”. It sets a 1/10th guideline, meaning self-promotion should not be more than 10% of your content, and it bans direct link posts to your own projects. If you promote your own project, it has to be a text post with context about the value and uses. The rule also says this sub is prone to scams, spam, and excessive promo, and that they want participation first before you advertise. “No Selling” matters too, because it bans selling your products, accounts, credentials, job offers, and crypto posts unless they come officially from OpenAI. “Relevance” keeps posts on OpenAI or artificial intelligence discussion, and it asks that complaints explain what is going wrong with clear feedback instead of vague rants. “No Low-Quality Content” removes memes, repeated topics, and posts that sit at zero or few upvotes, so search the subreddit before posting. “Concise, Accurate Titles” removes misleading, editorialized, one word, or sensationalized titles, and it calls out promo-baiting in titles. Finally, “AutoMod” explains that many removals come from the automatic filter, and that you should send a modmail with a link to your post if that happens.
What To Post
A good post here is a text post, not a link drop. If you built something that works with ChatGPT, Sora, or DALL·E 3, or something in the wider AI space, write a post that explains the value and the uses in plain words, and keep it clearly relevant to OpenAI or AI discussion. Make sure your overall activity in the community stays mostly non-promotional, following the 1/10th guideline, so comment, answer questions, and join discussions before you ever mention your own thing. Write a clear, accurate title that says exactly what the post is. If you are sharing feedback or describing a problem with an OpenAI product, explain what is going wrong with specific, constructive detail, because that is explicitly welcome. Before posting anything, search the subreddit and check the new feed so you are not repeating a topic that was just discussed.
What To Avoid
Do not drop a bare link to your own project, because direct link posts to projects are not allowed. Do not make self-promotion more than 10% of your activity here. Never sell anything, including accounts, credentials, or your own products, and do not post job offers or crypto content unless it is officially from OpenAI. Do not post vague rants or complaints with nothing substantial in them. Do not repost a topic that was already discussed recently, and use the search feature or the new feed first. Do not write misleading, editorialized, one word, or sensationalized titles, and do not put a link address in a title. Do not post memes or other low-effort content, and do not post erotic content or graphic violence. Do not be rude, bait people with gotchas, or troll, especially if you have little history in the community, because the mods use their discretion on that. If AutoMod removes your post, do not assume you were singled out, just send a modmail with a link to your post for review.
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Common questions about r/OpenAI
Can I sell my product or offer services in this subreddit?
No. Rule 4 bans selling your own products or anything else, and it also bans job offers and crypto posts unless they come officially from OpenAI.
Can I complain about ChatGPT or another OpenAI product?
Yes. The rules say complaints are fine as long as you explain what is going wrong with clear feedback or constructive criticism instead of just ranting.
How do I avoid my post getting removed as a duplicate?
Check the pinned posts and use the search feature or the new feed first, because reposting a recently discussed topic counts as low quality content.
What should I do if AutoMod removes my post?
Send a modmail that includes a direct link to the removed post or comment so the mods can review it, since AutoMod handles most removals automatically.
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