OpenAI has announced a new group chat feature for its AI chatbot, ChatGPT. The company is piloting the feature for all users in a few regions, like Japan, letting users collaborate with others in the same conversation. Group chats make it possible to bring people and ChatGPT into the same conversation, says the company.
This is more like having Meta AI inside a WhatsApp group, where users can chat and initiate Meta AI into the conversation by tagging it. Similarly, OpenAI is experimenting with this new group chat feature, transforming ChatGPT into a collaborative messaging platform and an AI assistant.
How to Start a Group Chat in ChatGPT?
- To start a group chat, tap the people icon in the top right corner of any new or existing chat.
- When you join or create your first group chat, you’ll be asked to set up a short profile with your name, username, and photo
- Share the invite link with others for collaboration.
- You can invite up to 20 people for a group chat, and anyone in the group can share that link to bring others in.
Responses by ChatGPT in group chats are powered by GPT‑5.1 Auto. This means ChatGPT will intelligently choose the best model to respond with based on the prompt and the models available to the user that ChatGPT is responding to, based on their Free, Go, Plus, or Pro plan.
Further, OpenAI has trained ChatGPT with new social behaviors for group chats, meaning it can follow the flow of conversations and react to messages itself with emojis and decide when to respond and when to stay quiet based on the context of the group conversation. This gives a feel of having another human around, and at any time, a user can bring in AI expertise by typing “ChatGPT” in a message.
ChatGPT also offers certain privacy controls over this new feature. For example, personal ChatGPT memory is not used in group chats, and ChatGPT does not create new memories from these conversations.
Also, group members can remove other participants except the group creator, and users can set custom instructions for how ChatGPT responds in each group chat.
Availability
Group chats are starting to roll out on mobile and web for logged-in ChatGPT users on ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans in Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Regarding the initiative, OpenAI said,
Group chats are just the beginning of ChatGPT becoming a shared space to collaborate and interact with others. As ChatGPT becomes an even better partner in group conversations, it will help you spark ideas, make decisions, and express your creativity with the people who matter most in your life. As we pilot this experience, we’ll learn how people use ChatGPT together and will continue refining based on early feedback.