# GPTBot and SearchBot both show weekend lift | Trakkr Research

Canonical URL: https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/crawler-behavior/facts/gptbot-and-searchbot-both-show-weekend-lift
Published: 2026-02-01
Last updated: 2026-02-01
Author: Mack Grenfell

Observed crawler timing is not evenly distributed through the week.

## Methodology

Built from 575,788 AI crawler visits across 84 brands and 314,501 unique URLs observed between June 11, 2025 and February 1, 2026.

## Claim

GPTBot runs 1.29x hotter on weekends, while OAI-SearchBot shows a 1.41x weekend lift.

## Why it matters

Refresh monitoring should pay attention to when bots actually revisit the site.

## Supporting metrics

| Metric | Value | Context |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GPTBot weekend lift | 1.29x | GPTBot runs hotter on weekends than weekdays. |
| OAI-SearchBot weekend lift | 1.41x | SearchBot has an even stronger weekend skew. |

## Related pages

Continue through the same study cluster.

- [why do entry pages matter so much for ai bots](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/crawler-behavior/answers/why-do-entry-pages-matter-so-much-for-ai-bots) - Related answer page
- [should you optimize for gptbot and oai searchbot separately](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/crawler-behavior/answers/should-you-optimize-for-gptbot-and-oai-searchbot-separately) - Related answer page
- [crawler share tracker](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/crawler-behavior/trackers/crawler-share-tracker) - Related tracker page

## Data And Sources

- [When AI Comes to Your Website](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/crawler-behavior) - Flagship study behind this page
- [Page JSON](https://trakkr.ai/data/research-answers/crawler-behavior/facts/gptbot-and-searchbot-both-show-weekend-lift.json) - Machine-readable companion file