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Your friends won’t reply, but ChatGPT will
OpenAI is launching group chats in ChatGPT, letting up to 20 people join the same conversation with the AI.
The feature is now available to all logged-in users worldwide after a short test earlier this month.
OpenAI sees this as a way to plan things together, dinners, trips, shared projects, with ChatGPT helping in the background.
You start a group chat by tapping the “people” icon in the top-right of the app.
ChatGPT will copy your current chat into a new group, and you can invite others through a link.
The first time you join or create one, you’ll be asked to add a name, username, and photo so people know who’s speaking.
ChatGPT is trained to follow the flow of the conversation. It will only step in when it thinks it’s helpful, but you can tag “ChatGPT” if you want a direct reply.
It can also react with emoji and use profile photos when generating personalised images.
Quick take:
Up to 20 people can chat with ChatGPT together.
ChatGPT joins in only when needed and doesn’t use personal memories.
GPT-5.1 Auto powers responses based on what each prompt requires.
Tag it when you need it
All group settings are under the group chat icon, including adding or removing people, muting notifications, and giving ChatGPT instructions.
OpenAI says it won’t use memories from your private chats in group conversations, and it won’t save any new memories from group chats.
Group chats run on GPT-5.1 Auto, which chooses the best model for each prompt. Rate limits only apply when ChatGPT sends a message.
This is the closest thing we’ll get to a functional group chat. - MG