AI Verdict
Confidence: MediumMarket is growing but crowded; differentiation through vertical focus or team features could succeed, but must move faster than incumbents.
Financials
Buildability
Sidebar for ChatGPT Chrome extension
사이드바 for ChatGPT는 유기적 성장으로 9,000명 이상의 사용자를 보유한 빠르게 성장하는 Chrome 확장 프로그램입니다. 유료 광고 없이 순수하게 성장했으며, 깔끔하고 가벼운 사이드바를 통해 브라우저에서 직접 즉각적인 AI 지원을 제공합니다. 핵심 기능은 영구 무료이며, 파워 사용자를 위한 선택적 일회성 $29 업그레이드 옵션이 있습니다.
Chrome extension with 9,000+ organic users offering ChatGPT sidebar access, currently at $0 MRR with one-time $29 premium option.
Minimal - primarily first-mover advantage in specific sidebar implementation, weak defensibility
- Chrome users who frequently use ChatGPT and want faster access without tab switching
- Power users who need persistent AI assistance while browsing
- No clear premium feature differentiation
- Missing team/enterprise features
- No integration ecosystem
- Limited customization options
- Add Claude/Gemini multi-model support
- Build vertical-specific templates (coding, writing, research)
- Create team collaboration features
- Add local model support for privacy
Medium - browser extensions can spread through usage visibility, but limited by niche use case
- ChatGPT could build native sidebar feature
- Browser vendors may restrict extension capabilities
- OpenAI API changes could break functionality
- Low barrier to entry for competitors
$5,000-$15,000 for MVP (developer time + API costs)
- Chrome extension manifest setup
- Sidebar UI with chat interface
- OpenAI API integration
- Local storage for chat history
- Basic prompt templates
Skip: Advanced AI models, Team collaboration, Multiple API providers, Complex analytics