OpenAI appears to be moving closer to turning ChatGPT into an “everything app” following reports that the AI tool is testing a new group chat feature.
The development comes shortly after the company unveiled its Sora 2 video generation model and a TikTok-style AI video app of the same name last month.
According to Tibor Blaho, Lead Engineer at AIPRM, who shared the first preview of the feature on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, the new update introduces a “Start a group chat” button in the ChatGPT web app’s navigation bar. The option allows users to generate an invite link to create or join a group chat, which appears in a new sidebar section.
“Anyone can join your group chat with this link, and they’ll be able to see the previous messages in this group chat,” Blaho wrote.
He also noted that group chats will have their own custom instructions, separate from personal ChatGPT settings. Users can configure ChatGPT to respond automatically or only when mentioned in the conversation. Notably, personal memory features will not be applied in group chats.
Blaho added that the web app’s assets reference additional features such as message reactions, typing indicators, message replies, file uploads, image creation, and web search.
The new feature follows OpenAI’s introduction of “shared projects,” a mode designed to support collaborative work by allowing ChatGPT to retain contextual information over time. Teams can upload documents, store sensitive discussions securely, and collaborate in either “chat” or “edit” mode—similar to working on a Google Doc.
OpenAI has not yet announced when the group chat feature will officially roll out, but the update underscores the company’s ambition to make ChatGPT a central hub for work, communication, and creative collaboration.
