OpenAI Transforms ChatGPT Into a Collaborative Hub with New Pilot

Here are the details on ChatGPT's new group chat feature, a pilot program designed to integrate AI directly into team planning and collaboration.

OpenAI is officially transforming ChatGPT from a personal assistant into a collaborative powerhouse. The company announced it is piloting a groundbreaking ‘group chats’ feature. This will allow multiple users to brainstorm, plan, and create with ChatGPT in a single, shared conversation.

This marks a significant leap beyond the traditional one-on-one chat experience, positioning ChatGPT as a central hub for group projects, family planning, and team collaboration.

How It Works

The new feature, rolling out to select users, allows a chat creator to invite up to 20 people into a shared space. Once inside, participants can talk amongst themselves and tag the AI for help.

• Powered by the new GPT-5.1 Auto model, ChatGPT intelligently follows the conversation, deciding when to contribute or when to stay quiet.
• Users can explicitly mention "ChatGPT" at any time to get an immediate response, ensuring the AI is always on call.
• Group members can use all the tools they’re used to, including image generation, file uploads, and web search, all within the shared chat.
• Rate limits only apply when ChatGPT itself responds, not to messages between human participants, encouraging free-flowing discussion.

OpenAI has even given the AI new social behaviors, allowing it to react with emojis and reference members' profile photos to create more personalized images for the group.

Privacy and Rollout

OpenAI emphasizes that these new group chats are designed with privacy in mind. All shared conversations are separate from your private chats, and your personal ChatGPT memory is never used or shared with the group.

This initial pilot is a small first step and is currently rolling out to logged-in users on both mobile and web across all plans- Free, Go, Plus, and Pro. This feature is currently available in four regions: Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan.

The latest group chat rollout by OpenAI clearly signals that the future of AI is not just personal, it's collaborative!