OpenAI is testing or rolling out a change to how you can click to see the sources from the ChatGPT responses. It used to be a button named "Sources" in the footer of the response, but now sometimes it is showing up within the three-dot "More actions" menu, requiring you to click more to find those sources - which very few will do.
This change was spotted by Glenn Gabe who wrote on X, "I've noticed ChatGPT not providing a visible link to view sources. You have to click the overflow menu and then click view sources. That can definitely decrease visibility and clicks for citations that show up in the right-side panel."
Here is a screenshot of when ChatGPT shows "Sources" immediately:
Here is what it may be changing to, where you first need to click the three-dots and then click on "View sources":
Then that opens up the side panel that shows the sources:
Why the change? Glenn wonders if it is so users focus more on the ads...
Forum discussion at X.
Update: Another variation of this:
In mid-August, I shared that ChatGPT was hiding "view sources" behind the overflow menu. Well, now I'm seeing a different treatment in the free version of ChatGPT. It's much better and sources are visible by default and named just "Sources". But in my paid account, I still see… pic.twitter.com/5oPU4r9LXn
— Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) September 7, 2026
yes, I can trigger it in some browsers... pic.twitter.com/ldc3tduTLr
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) September 7, 2026
