Update 11/21: You can now use ChatGPT to better collaborate with friends, family and colleagues. New group chats allow you to talk with up to 19 other users with OpenAI’s chatbot poised to contribute whenever you directly ask it a question.
The new features are rolling out globally to logged-in users, including those who use the free ChatGPT service. The move comes a week after the brand announced its pilot of the feature in Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan. OpenAI said “early feedback” had been positive, which led to it expanding the feature to all of its users.
Original story: You may soon have a new way to chat with your friends, family, or coworkers. OpenAI is developing Slack-like group chats for ChatGPT, with the added option to call on an AI to help you research without moving to another tool.
OpenAI is currently testing group chats with logged-in users in Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan. Group chats can accommodate up to 20 ChatGPT users, who must set up a profile before joining. That includes sharing a name, username, and a profile picture.
ChatGPT will contribute to the conversation with its latest GPT-5.1 Auto tech, which means it will know which models to switch between based on the prompts provided. It follows the flow of the conversation and decides when to respond and when to stay quiet based on the context of the group conversation,” OpenAI says.
(Credit: OpenAI)
Messages to other members of the conversation are free, but you’ll use credits when you ask ChatGPT directly for a response. It’ll take credits from the person who asks the query, rather than everyone in the chat.
ChatGPT will use the models available to each group chat member, which is dependent on whether they’re a free user, or a Go, Plus, or Pro subscriber.
“We’ve also given ChatGPT the ability to react to messages with emojis, and reference profile photos—so it can, for example, use group members’ photos when asked to create fun personalized images within that group conversation,” OpenAI says.
Your history with ChatGPT will not be used for responses in these conversations, and OpenAI says that responses in group chats won’t influence its memory in your private conversations. The brand says it’s also exploring more granular controls around memories in group chats.
Recommended by Our Editors
Users under 18 can be added to group chats, but it will remove all sensitive content from those conversations as part of OpenAI’s expanded safeguards. Those with parental controls can turn off group chats entirely for younger users.
Group chats are available on mobile and the web. OpenAI says it intends to learn from early feedback before expanding to other regions.
Disclosure: Ziff Davis, PCMag’s parent company, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in April 2025, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.
Get Our Best Stories!
Your Daily Dose of Our Top Tech News
By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy
Policy.
Thanks for signing up!
Your subscription has been confirmed. Keep an eye on your inbox!
About Our Expert
Experience
I’ve been a journalist for over a decade after getting my start in tech reporting back in 2013. I joined PCMag in 2025, where I cover the latest developments across the tech sphere, writing about the gadgets and services you use every day. Be sure to send me any tips you think PCMag would be interested in.
Read Full Bio
/https://i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_08fbf48bc0524877943fe86e43087e7a/internal_photos/bs/2026/r/t/nElIJWSdGYasbCyEUwhA/vicio-em-celular-sintomas-tratamento-e-consequencias-80-orig.jpg?w=1024&resize=1024,1024&ssl=1 "A geração que ignora anúncios: como Gen Z e Alpha estão mudando o consumo")
