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Published – November 14, 2025 12:11 pm IST
FILE PHOTO: OpenAI has announced a new group chat feature within ChatGPT that can help users collaborate with each other on a specific task. | Photo Credit: Reuters
OpenAI has announced a new group chat feature within ChatGPT that can help users collaborate with each other on a specific task. Group chats will be distinct from the private chats and users’ personal ChatGPT memory is never shared with the chat.
“For example, if you’re planning a weekend trip with friends, create a group chat so ChatGPT can help compare destinations, build an itinerary, and create a packing list with everyone participating and following along,” a blog post from OpenAI stated.
Users need to tap on the people icon in the top right corner of a new or existing chat. ChatGPT then creates a copy of the conversation as a new group chat keeping the original conversation separate.
Users can then invite others by sharing a link with up to twenty people and they can consequently share the link and invite more people. New joinees can offer a name, username and photo for their profile in group chats.
Like other messaging platforms, users can be added or removed and the group chat can be named and muted.
OpenAI also added that ChatGPT can quietly follow the conversation and decide when to chime in. “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 blog noted.
Group chats are being rolled out on both the web and mobile versions for ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus and Pro subscribers for certain regions including Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan.
OpenAI has said that they will learn from early user feedback before expanding to other tiers and regions.
Published – November 14, 2025 12:11 pm IST
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