ChatGPT Launches Group Chats Worldwide to All Users on Free, Go, Plus and Pro Plans, OpenAI was announced on Thursday. The move comes a week after the company piloted the feature in select regions, including Japan and New Zealand.
The feature allows users to collaborate with each other and ChatGPT in a shared conversation. OpenAI says the launch transforms ChatGPT from a one-on-one assistant to a space where friends, family or colleagues can collaborate to design, create and make decisions.
The company sees group chats on ChatGPT as a way for people to coordinate trips, draft documents, settle discussions or work together through research, while ChatGPT helps search, summarize and compare options.
Up to 20 people can join a group chat if they’ve accepted an invitation. Personal settings and memory remain private to each user, the company says.
To start a group chat, users need to tap the people icon and add participants, either directly or by sharing a link. Everyone will be asked to create a short profile with their name, username and photo.
It’s worth noting that adding someone to an existing conversation creates a new conversation, leaving the original conversation unchanged.
OpenAI says ChatGPT knows when to jump in and when to stay quiet during a group chat. Users can tag “ChatGPT” to make it respond. Additionally, ChatGPT can react to messages with emojis and link to profile pictures.
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The move marks OpenAI’s latest step in transforming ChatGPT from just a chatbot to more of a social platform. OpenAI says that group chats are just the beginning of ChatGPT becoming a collaborative environment, not just a single-player experience.
“Over time, we see ChatGPT playing a more active role in real-world group conversations, helping people plan, create and take action together,” the company wrote in an email to TechCrunch.
Thursday’s announcement comes less than two weeks after its release GPT‑5.1which contained both the Instant and Thinking versions of the model. In September, OpenAI launched a social networking app called Sora, where users can create videos of themselves and their friends to share in an algorithmic TikTok-style feed.
