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OpenAI has started testing a group chat feature in ChatGPT, expanding its capabilities beyond one-on-one conversations. Following weeks of early glimpses, the company has confirmed that select users can test the feature on both the web and mobile app.
Currently, the rollout is available to users in Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan, across all tiers, including Free, Go, Plus, and Pro.
Labeled as “a new way to collaborate with friends, family, or coworkers and ChatGPT in the same conversation,” the feature promises to make the AI assistant more social and collaborative.
Starting a group chat is an easy process. Users need to tap the people icon in the top-right corner of any new or existing conversation. Adding new participants to the conversation creates a separate copy of the original chat, keeping the user’s private history intact.
Each group chat supports up to 20 members, who can join via a shareable link. Once invited, participants can further share the link to onboard others. First-time users are then prompted to create a short profile, including their name, username, and photo. It helps group members know each other’s identities.
OpenAI claims it has taught ChatGPT ‘new social behaviors’ designed for multi-user discussions. The model now determines when to respond and when not to, based on the flow of conversation. Users will be able to elicit an immediate response if they address the message to ‘ChatGPT.’
It can also respond to messages with emojis, giving a further layer of conversation. Additionally, all responses by ChatGPT count against the message limits of the individual user who triggered the reply, whereas human-to-human messages remain unlimited.
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Group owners and participants have full control over the settings. They can rename the chat by tapping the participant icons, adjust membership, or mute notifications. Each group can also contain customized instructions on how ChatGPT should behave.
However, personal ChatGPT memory does not apply to group chats. These conversations remain entirely separate from a user’s private threads, reinforcing privacy and clear boundaries as OpenAI tests this new collaborative model.
