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Hostilo vs ChatGPT Sites: Where to Publish an AI-Built Website in 2026

ChatGPT Sites builds and hosts sites inside a paid ChatGPT plan; Hostilo publishes HTML from any AI for free, including in Europe. Here is where each one fits, with the limits spelled out.

The short answer

Choose ChatGPT Sites if you pay for ChatGPT Plus or Pro, live outside the EEA, Switzerland and the UK, and want ChatGPT to build and host an app that stores data. Choose Hostilo if you use ChatGPT's free plan, live in Europe, or wrote your page with Claude, Gemini or another AI tool — paste the HTML and it is live in under a minute, for free.

Side-by-side comparison

ChatGPT Sites facts below come from OpenAI's help center and describe the public beta as of September 2026. OpenAI says limits and availability may change during the beta.

	ChatGPT Sites	Hostilo
Who can use it	Paid ChatGPT plans (Plus, Pro, workspaces); not Free or Go	Anyone; free plan available
Regions	Not available in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK at launch	Available worldwide
How a site is made	You describe it in ChatGPT, which builds and hosts it	You paste HTML from any AI: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor
Editing	Describe changes in the chat, then publish a new version	Edit the code directly in a web editor with live preview
Data and backend	Built-in data and file storage, plus secrets	Static pages with built-in contact forms
Sharing	Private (owner, workspace, named people) or public	Public link; PRO: password-protected sites
Custom domain	Supported where available; not in Enterprise at launch	PRO plan: up to 5 custom domains
Version history	Saved versions you deploy after review	Last 10 versions of every page, one-click restore
Publishing from agents	Inside ChatGPT Work or Codex	MCP connector (Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Cursor) and REST API
Price	Included in a paid ChatGPT plan up to beta limits, which may change	Free; PRO $29 per year (net)

Where ChatGPT Sites honestly wins

• No copy-paste at all. You describe the site, ChatGPT builds it, shows a private preview and publishes it — everything happens in one conversation.
• Apps that remember things. Sites includes data and file storage, so ChatGPT can build trackers, dashboards and internal tools that save information between visits. Hostilo pages are static.
• Private sharing inside a company. A Site can be limited to its owner, a workspace, or named people, and co-edited by workspace members. Hostilo sites are public; on PRO you can put a password on a site, but there are no per-person permissions.

Where Hostilo wins

• Free. ChatGPT Sites needs a paid ChatGPT plan. Hostilo's free plan publishes up to 5 projects on yourname.hostilo.page with HTTPS, and stays free as long as you log in at least once every 30 days.
• Works in Europe. Sites is not available in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK at launch. Hostilo works there — and everywhere else — and is run by IMJ sp. z o.o., a company based in Poland.
• Any AI, not just ChatGPT. Paste HTML from Claude, Gemini, Cursor, ChatGPT or anything else. AI assistants and agents can publish on their own through the MCP connector or the REST API.
• You can touch the code. The web editor shows the HTML with a live preview, keeps the last 10 versions of every page, and lets you restore one with a click.
• A predictable price. PRO costs $29 per year (net) and adds up to 20 projects, 1 GB of storage and up to 5 custom domains. In the Sites beta, reaching a usage limit can stop new sites or take a high-usage site off public view until usage drops.

Built something with free ChatGPT? Publish it in three steps

1. Ask ChatGPT: “Give me this page as a single HTML file with inline CSS and JavaScript.”
2. Copy the code and paste it into the Hostilo editor.
3. Click save. Your site is live on an HTTPS link in under a minute.

The same works for code from Claude, Gemini or any other assistant. If you later want your own domain, the custom domain guide walks through the DNS records.

Sources

• OpenAI Help Center: Creating and managing ChatGPT Sites — availability, beta limits, custom domains, deletion. Checked September 24, 2026.
• Hostilo documentation and pricing.

Frequently asked questions

Is ChatGPT Sites free?
No. ChatGPT Sites is available on paid ChatGPT plans such as Plus, Pro and workspace plans. It is not available on the Free or Go plans. Usage is included up to plan-specific limits during the public beta.

Can I use ChatGPT Sites in Europe?
Not at launch. According to OpenAI's help center, Sites is not available in the European Economic Area, Switzerland or the United Kingdom. Hostilo works in all of these regions and is run by a company based in Poland.

How do I publish a website made with the free version of ChatGPT?
Ask ChatGPT for the page as a single HTML file with inline CSS and JavaScript, copy the code, paste it into the Hostilo editor and save. The site is live on an HTTPS link in under a minute, on the free plan.

Does ChatGPT Sites support custom domains?
Yes, where custom domains are available. You must already own the domain and add the DNS records Sites provides. Custom domains are not available in Enterprise workspaces at launch. On Hostilo, the PRO plan supports up to 5 custom domains.

Which is better for an app that needs to store data?
ChatGPT Sites. It includes data and file storage, so ChatGPT can build apps that save information between visits. Hostilo hosts static pages with built-in contact forms and is the simpler choice for landing pages, portfolios, tools and games.

What if my code comes from Claude, Gemini or Cursor?
Hostilo accepts HTML generated by any AI. Paste the code into the editor, or let an assistant or agent publish it through the Hostilo MCP connector or REST API.