ChatGPT is launching group chats globally to all users on Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, OpenAI announced<\/a> on Thursday. The move comes a week after the company began piloting<\/a> the feature in select regions, including Japan and New Zealand. <\/p>\n The feature allows users to collaborate with each other and ChatGPT in one shared conversation. OpenAI says the launch turns ChatGPT from a one-on-one assistant into a space where friends, family, or co-workers can work together to plan, create, and make decisions.<\/p>\n The company sees group chats in ChatGPT as a way for people to coordinate trips, co-write documents, settle debates, or work through research together, while ChatGPT helps search, summarize, and compare options.<\/p>\n Up to 20 people can participate in a group chat as long as they\u2019ve accepted an invite. Personal settings and memory stay private to each user, the company says. <\/p>\n To start a group chat, users need to tap the people icon and add participants, either directly or by sharing a link. Everyone will be asked to set up a short profile with their name, username, and photo.<\/p>\n It\u2019s worth noting that adding someone to an existing chat creates a new conversation, leaving the original chat unchanged.<\/p>\n OpenAI says ChatGPT knows when to jump in and when to stay quiet during a group conversation. Users can tag \u201cChatGPT\u201d to get it to respond. Plus, ChatGPT can react to messages with emojis, and reference profile photos.<\/p>\n Techcrunch event<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSan Francisco<\/span> The move marks OpenAI\u2019s latest step in turning ChatGPT from a simple chatbot into more of a social platform. OpenAI says group chats are just the beginning of ChatGPT becoming a collaborative environment, not just a single-player experience.<\/p>\n \u201cOver time, we see ChatGPT playing a more active role in real group conversations, helping people plan, create, and take action together,\u201d the company wrote in an email to TechCrunch. <\/p>\n Thursday\u2019s announcement comes less than two weeks after the launch of GPT\u20115.1<\/a>, which featured both Instant and Thinking versions of the model. In September, OpenAI launched a social app called Sora<\/a>, where users can generate videos of themselves and their friends to share on a TikTok-style algorithmic feed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Group_Chat__Blog__1920x1080__2_.webp?w=680\")
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