The era of one‑on‑one with ChatGPT is officially over.
OpenAI announced it’s rolling out group chats globally for all users on Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, turning the AI from a personal assistant into a team player. The feature follows a pilot in places like Japan and New Zealand and now opens up to wider access. That means up to 20 people can join a single chat, and ChatGPT can too, as long as everyone accepts the invite.
“Over time, we see ChatGPT playing a more active role in real group conversations, helping people plan, create, and take action together,” the company said.
The new setup is ideal for planning a trip with friends, co‑writing documents, hashing out ideas, or even settling a dispute while ChatGPT searches, summarizes, and compares options in real time. To create a group chat, users tap the people icon, add participants directly or share a link, and everyone sets up a short profile with name, username, and photo. Importantly, when someone is added to an existing chat, OpenAI says a new conversation starts, so the original stays intact.
ChatGPT has been trained to monitor the flow of the group chat and decide when to contribute and when to stay quiet. If you want it to speak up, tagging “ChatGPT” triggers a reply, and the bot can even react with emojis or reference profile photos. Memory and personal settings remain private to each user; they don’t carry over into the group chat setting.
