OpenAI Begins Testing Group Chat: A Smarter Way to Collaborate With ChatGPT
OpenAI has officially launched early testing for its newest feature, Group Chat—a shared conversation space where friends, families, classmates, or coworkers can collaborate with the help of ChatGPT in real time. The feature aims to streamline discussions, plan activities, and make group decision-making easier without switching apps.
Starting November 14, 2025, Group Chat is available to logged-in users on both the ChatGPT mobile app and web. The pilot rollout is currently limited to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand, and is accessible to all account types, including Free, Go, Plus, and Pro.
🔍 What Is ChatGPT Group Chat?
Group Chat lets multiple people participate in one conversation while fully leveraging ChatGPT as a collaborative assistant. It works like a normal group chat—except now, you have powerful AI support built right into the discussion.
Whether you’re planning a vacation, organizing an event, or coordinating school or work projects, ChatGPT can:
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Create detailed itineraries
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Compare destinations or options
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Build packing lists
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Suggest restaurants and activities
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Summarize long discussions
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Organize shared information
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Help settle debates with neutral insights
ChatGPT responds naturally within the conversation and only joins when needed—or when directly mentioned.
▶️ How to Use the Group Chat Feature
Getting started is simple:
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Tap the “people” icon in the top-right corner of any chat.
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Add members to form a new group space separate from private chats.
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Invite up to 20 people using a unique link.
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Each participant sets up a short profile with a name, photo, and username.
Inside the group, ChatGPT runs using GPT-5.1 Auto, ensuring it provides the best model response for the situation. Users can even tag ChatGPT by name to request help instantly.
The AI can also react with emojis and generate personalized images based on group members’ profile photos.
🔒 Privacy First
Even with multiple users in one chat, OpenAI maintains strong privacy rules:
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Group chats do not use personal memory and do not create new memory.
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Members can always see who is in the group.
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Anyone can leave at any time.
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Only the group creator can’t be removed by others.
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Users under 18 receive restricted content filtering.
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Parents can disable the feature via parental controls.
OpenAI sees Group Chat as the first step toward a more collaborative ChatGPT experience. The company plans to study how people use the feature during testing before expanding to additional regions
