.openai

Mission and Purpose OpenAI OpCo, LLC is applying for the .openai top-level domain as a dotBrand TLD under Specification 13 of the Registry Agreement. The mission of .openai is to provide a controlled namespace for authorized OpenAI communications, services, and operations. The dotBrand TLD will allow OpenAI and its affiliates to organize their online presence under a distinctive, brand-controlled namespace and will help Internet users identify digital properties authorized by OpenAI. The intended registrants of .openai are consistent with Specification 13's requirements. Use of .openai will be governed by OpenAI's internal policies and will remain tightly controlled to protect the integrity and trust associated with the OpenAI brand. OpenAI intends to use .openai for internal operations and customer-facing sites and services. Uses may include corporate information, developer resources, customer support, product or service access points, and other authorized purposes associated with the OpenAI brand. A controlled .openai namespace will provide a consistent framework for OpenAI’s digital presence, help users distinguish authorized OpenAI properties, and reduce opportunities for impersonation and namespace confusion. Sustainability Over Time OpenAI intends to maintain the .openai TLD as long-term brand infrastructure. OpenAI is a well-established company with global operations and significant technical and financial resources. The ongoing operational costs of maintaining a dotBrand TLD are well within OpenAI's organizational capacity, and OpenAI has the technical infrastructure and vendor relationships necessary to support registry operations in compliance with ICANN's requirements. Because .openai will function as a closed, single-registrant TLD under Specification 13, it does not depend on third-party registration revenue for sustainability. The TLD's value is derived from its role within OpenAI's broader business, not from commercial registration activity. OpenAI views .openai as a living asset whose specific use cases may evolve, while remaining anchored to the OpenAI brand and subject to Specification 13's requirements throughout the term of the Registry Agreement.