Factsheet

Resource reviewed
Title ChatGPT
Editors OpenAI
URI https://openai.com/
Publication Date 2022–
Date of last access 01.02.2026
Reviewer
Name orcid-icon Scholger, Martina
Affiliation University of Graz
Place Graz, Austria
Email martina.scholger@uni-graz.at
Reviewer
Name orcid-icon Bleier, Roman
Affiliation University of Graz
Place Graz, Austria
Email roman.bleier@uni-graz.at
General information
Software type
What type of software is it?
Software tool
Identification of the environment
On which platform runs the tool?
Web browser
Purpose
For what purpose was the tool developed?
developed to accomplish a general task
Funding
Which is the financial model of the tool?
Free/open
Maturity
What is the development stage of the tool?
Release
Methods and implementation
Programming Language
Which programming languages and technologies are used?
Other: large language model
Reuse
Does the tool reuse portions of other existing software?
no
Input format
Which input formats are supported?
.xml, .xml/tei, .txt, .pdf, .csv, .html, .json, .rdf
Output format
Which output formats are supported?
.xml, .xml/tei, .txt, .csv, .html, .json, .rdf
Encoding
Which character encoding formats are supported?
latin-1, utf-8, utf-16, Unknown
Encoding preprocessing
Is a pre-processing conversion included?
yes
Dependencies
Does the documentation list dependencies on other software, libraries or hardware?
no
Dependencies installation
If yes, is the software handling the installation of dependencies during the general installation process (you don’t have to install them manually before the installation)?
no
Documentation and support
Documentation
Is documentation and/or a manual available? (tool website, wiki, blog, documentation, or tutorial)
yes
Documentation format
Which format has the documentation?
.html
Documentation parts
Which of the following sections does the documentation contain?
Step-by-step instructions, Examples, FAQ, API documentation (if relevant)
Documentation language
In what languages is the documentation available?
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Support
Is there a method to get active support from the developer(s) or from the community?
yes
From of support
Which form of support is offered?
Forum, Other: e-learning and online training
Issue tracker
Is it possible to post bugs or issue using issue tracker mechanisms?
no
Usability and sustainability
Build and install
Grade how straightforward it is to build or install the tool on a supported platform:
straightforward
Tests
Is there a test suite, covering the core functionality in order to check that the tool has been correctly built or installed?
no
Portability and interoperability
On which platforms can the tool/software be deployed?
Not applicable (if web-based for example)
Devices
On which devices can the tool/software be deployed?
Not applicable (if web-based for example)
Browsers
If the tool is web-based: On which browsers can the tool/software be deployed?
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari
Plugins
If the tool is web-based: Does the tool rely on browser plugins?
no
API
Is there an API for the tool?
yes
Code
Is the source code open?
no
License
Under what license is the tool released?
No explicit license / all rights reserved
Credits
Does the software make adequate acknowledgement and credit to the project contributors?
no
Registered
Is the tool/software registered in a software repository?
no
Possible contribution
If yes, can you contribute to the software development via the repository/development platform?
not applicable
Analysability, extensibility, reusability of the code
Analysability
Can the code be analyzed easily (is it structured, commented, following standards)?
no
Extensibility
Can the code be extended easily (because there are contribution mechanisms, attribution for changes and backward compatibility)?
not applicable
Reusability
Can the code be reused easily in other contexts (because there are appropriate interfaces and/or a modular architecture)?
not applicable
Security and privacy
Does the software provide sufficient information about the treatment of the data entered by the users?
no
Supportability and maintenance
Is there information available whether the tool will be supported currently and in the future?
no
Citability
Does the tool supply citation guidelines (e.g. using the Citation File Format)?
no
User interaction, GUI and visualization
User profile
What kind of users are expected?
General public
User interaction
What kind of user interactions are expected?
Reading, Text editing, Text analysis, Searching, Comparing
User Interface
What kind of interface does the tool provide?
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Visualization
Does the tool provide a particular visualizations (in terms of analysis) of the input and/or the output data?
no
User empowerment
Is the user allowed to customize the functioning of the tool and the output configuration?
yes
Accessibility
Does the tool provide particular features for improving accessibility, allowing „people with the widest range of characteristics and capabilities” to use it?
yes