The Etsy AI titles experiment - 6 months later
Just over 6 months ago Etsy introduced the AI-generated title suggestions tool with their Fall 2025 SEO tools update. At first glance, it looked convincing - notifications about “improving search visibility”, a friendly "Update titles" button and subtle pressure suggesting that not using this tool meant missing out.In our October letter we advised caution. Although Etsy's marketing wording almost framed this as an algorithm update, early tests showed that this new tool wasn't actually synced with the search algorithm. Now, as we wrap up Q1 of 2026, we finally have longer-term data. And the results are… sobering.