How to use Upwork in ChatGPT

For Clients

How do I access the Upwork app in ChatGPT?

You’ll need to connect to the Upwork app to start (you’ll only need to do this once). From within ChatGPT:

• Go to Settings → Apps
• Browse the app directory, search for “Upwork,” and select Connect
• The app will then ask for your consent to connect. If you agree, choose Connect
• The Upwork app is now available for use in your ChatGPT conversations

What can I do as a client, start to finish?

1. Post a job — Describe what you need — for example, “@Upwork start a job post for a data analyst who can turn customer support transcripts into weekly trend reports.” The app drafts a title and description, then helps you fill in budget, timeline, and other details through conversation or the ChatGPT widget. Review the draft and confirm — it publishes straight to the Upwork marketplace, no redirect needed. You can also ask the app to pull up and edit your live job postings later.
2. Find and invite freelancers — Ask @Upwork to find freelancers with the skills you need; it returns matching profiles with links so you can review experience and connect. You can also invite a specific freelancer to a job directly, and the app will check how many invite slots you have left.
3. Review proposals — See who’s applied to a job (or all your jobs), shortlist strong candidates, or decline applicants — they’re notified when declined.
4. Hire — Put together a hiring offer with rate, milestones, and contract dates. You finish and send it yourself on upwork.com.
5. Manage the engagement — Message freelancers, pause or end a contract, and create or review milestones. Funding a milestone (escrow) or approving a payment happens on upwork.com.
6. Track spend and plan ahead — Check your dashboard for new proposals, offers, and messages; pull spend summaries and payment history; ask for typical market rates when setting a budget; and save freelancers you like to a list for later.

Is there an extra cost to use Upwork’s ChatGPT integration?

No. This feature is included as part of the standard Upwork experience for both freelancers and clients. There’s no additional fee to appear in, or use, the ChatGPT integration. Our app is available to all ChatGPT users, even if you use the free plan. Any action that spends Connects will always show the cost before you confirm. 

Are these freelancers vetted or endorsed by Upwork?

Freelancers shown in ChatGPT results are not individually vetted or endorsed — but they are filtered based on Upwork quality signals like Job Success Score.

Is my data safe?

Yes. ChatGPT only surfaces information that’s already publicly available on Upwork. No private job posts or confidential profile details are shared. We follow strict data privacy standards and ensure users are only seeing what’s intended for public viewing.

Does this replace posting jobs on Upwork?

Not exactly — but you no longer have to leave ChatGPT to do it. Your job is drafted, filled out, and published straight to the Upwork marketplace from within ChatGPT; it's the same job post you'd create on Upwork, just without switching tools.

For Freelancers

What can I do as a freelancer, start to finish?

1. Find work — Ask @Upwork to search the marketplace — “Show me remote marketing roles paying $50/hr” — get jobs matched to your profile automatically, or save/hide a job you’re (not) interested in. Clients aren’t notified either way.
2. Apply — Submit a proposal, optionally with a paid boost to stand out — the app shows the Connects cost before submitting. Accept or decline invitations you receive from clients.
3. Get hired — Review an offer’s terms, and decline or request changes right in ChatGPT. Accepting an offer is a binding step you’ll complete yourself on upwork.com.
4. Do the work — Message clients on your contracts, and check contract and milestone status anytime.
5. Get paid — Submit completed milestone work — with a note and files — for the client’s review. Track your earnings, payment history, and Connects balance from your dashboard.
6. Build your visibility — Keep your profile updated (title, overview, skills, availability, work history, languages, education), and manage paid visibility features like your “Available Now” badge or a profile boost ad.