OpenAI just dropped a game-changing ChatGPT feature — Here’s how to use Group Chat!

"Today, we’re beginning to pilot a new experience in a few regions that makes it easy for people to collaborate with each other—and with ChatGPT—in the same conversation," OpenAI said in a statement.

With group chats, users can bring friends, family, or coworkers into a shared space to plan, make decisions, or work through ideas together.

"Whether you’re organizing a group dinner or drafting an outline with coworkers, ChatGPT can help," OpenAI said.

The tech firm said group chats are separate from your private conversations, and personal ChatGPT memory will never be shared with anyone in the chat.

Where can it be used?

OpenAI said 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.

"This pilot is a small first step toward shared experiences in ChatGPT, and we expect to learn from early user feedback to inform how we expand to more regions and ChatGPT plans," the company said.

How does it work?

To start a group chat tap the people icon in the top right corner of any new or existing chat.

"When you add someone to an existing chat, ChatGPT creates a copy of your conversation as a new group chat so your original conversation stays separate. You can invite others directly by sharing a link with one to twenty people, and anyone in the group can share that link to bring others in. 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 so everyone knows who’s in the conversation. Group chats can be found in a new clearly-labeled section of the sidebar for easy access," the company said in a statement.

Group chats work much like your usual ChatGPT conversations — only now, others can join in.

Responses are powered by GPT‑5.1 Auto, which chooses 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. Search, image and file upload, image generation, and dictation are enabled.

Rate limits only apply when ChatGPT responds–not to messages between users in the group chat–and responses from ChatGPT count toward the limit available of the person ChatGPT is responding to.

"We’ve also taught ChatGPT new social behaviours for group chats. 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. You can always mention “ChatGPT” in a message when you want it to respond. 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," the statement said.

The statement further said: "You can also manage the group settings—tap on the participants’ icons to name the group, add or remove people, or mute notifications. You can set custom instructions for how ChatGPT responds in each group chat, whether that’s sharing more context or giving specific tone or personality."