OpenAI Updates ChatGPT Memory Feature To Deliver A More Personalized Experience

OpenAI updated its chatbot’s memory feature this week. Sam Altman, the company’s CEO, announced the new feature on Thursday via the social media platform X, explaining that ChatGPT will now be able to reference previous conversations and offer a more personalized experience.

Altman explained in a post that they are excited about the new memory feature as they are developing “AI systems that get to know you over your life,” and assured that it will make the chatbot more useful.

we have greatly improved memory in chatgpt–it can now reference all your past conversations!

this is a surprisingly great feature imo, and it points at something we are excited about: ai systems that get to know you over your life, and become extremely useful and personalized.

— Sam Altman (@sama) April 10, 2025

The new memory capabilities started rolling out for Pro users and will soon be available for Plus users as well, except for certain European countries at the moment—and users can opt out.

“ChatGPT can now remember helpful information between conversations, making its responses more relevant and personalized,” states the article shared by the company in the help section. “It can recall details and preferences you’ve shared and use them to tailor its responses.”

ChatGPT now has a dual memory system: saved memories and chat history. Users can request the chatbot to remember specific things for future references, such as considering that they are vegetarian and always provide vegetarian recipes, or consider past conversations—but it might not retain all details.

The company also encouraged users to chat more often with the chatbot and share more information, as the memory feature feeds from the details that customers type. “The more you use it, the more useful it becomes, and you’ll start to notice improvements over time.”

For topics or conversations users don’t want to register for, OpenAI recommends using the “Temporary Chat” feature.

Other AI companies have also made announcements this week. The new AI company Deep Cogito just released its first hybrid AI model, and Anthropic launched its new Max Plan for $100 and $200 subscriptions.