IONOS: New Catalysts for the AI Story – with IONOS GPT, ChatGPT is Being Challenged Cost-Effectively!

IONOS is taking aim at ChatGPT & Co. with "IONOS GPT" at very low costs, no chat limits, and on a sovereign infrastructure.
Jörg Meyer
J. Meyer
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The web host IONOS (i) has been seen as a "loser in AI" in recent months, as websites can also be built using ChatGPT, Claude, and others. However, the numbers for Q1 2026 showed the opposite. A record-breaking 180,000 new customers joined IONOS, the AI telephone assistant was subscribed with an ARPU of 30 euros (group level: 16.80 euros), and IONOS aims to further increase its margin in the medium term. This is not how a loser in AI looks. The latest developments strengthen my belief. IONOS plans to offer more AI assistants. Now the company is...

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