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ChatGPT group chat alternatives for using AI with your group

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ChatGPT is made for questions, learning and everyday help, and it is retiring group chats: since July 9, 2026 nobody can create or join a new one, and existing ones will become read-only. If your group wants a chat to use together, here are five alternatives: Prom, Wabi, Discord, Telegram and WhatsApp. Prom is a group chat where your group makes its own games and rituals, called Charms, by asking an AI named Delphi. Prom is ours, so it comes first; every line on these cards comes from a source listed under them.

  1. PromOurs

    Made for
    Any group with its own lore and rituals, from a friend group to a community1
    How a group’s conversation is organized
    One chat for the whole Circle; each activity lives in its own Charm2
    Making your own app or game
    Charms: apps that live inside your Circle, made by asking Delphi2
    Price
    Free3

  2. Wabi

    Made for
    An AI assistant you use together, in your group chat4
    How a group’s conversation is organized
    Group chats with Wabi, friends and family5
    Making your own app or game
    Plans, trackers, maps, lists and games Wabi makes right in the chat5
    Price
    Free to download on the US App Store5
    Prom vs Wabi, side by side

  3. Discord

    Made for
    Playing games and hanging out with friends, up to worldwide communities6
    How a group’s conversation is organized
    Channels by topic, with threads that branch a conversation off a channel’s main feed7
    Making your own app or game
    Apps and Activities: web apps built with Discord’s Embedded App SDK8
    Price
    Free. Nitro is $2.99 or $9.99 a month in the US9
    Prom vs Discord, side by side

  4. Telegram

    Made for
    Messaging, with a focus on speed and security10
    How a group’s conversation is organized
    Groups of up to 200,000 members, which can be split into topics, each with its own chat history10
    Making your own app or game
    Mini Apps: interfaces that launch right inside Telegram11
    Price
    Free. Premium is an optional paid subscription10

  5. WhatsApp

    Made for
    Private messaging and calling, free and available all over the world12
    How a group’s conversation is organized
    Group chats; a Community brings related groups under one umbrella, with an announcement group to reach everyone13
    Making your own app or game
    The WhatsApp Business Platform Cloud API, to message and call programmatically14
    Price
    Free. Data charges may apply12
    Prom vs WhatsApp, side by side
  1. www.prom.dev/, checked 2026-10-12
  2. www.prom.dev/llms.txt, checked 2026-10-12
  3. www.prom.dev/download, checked 2026-10-12
  4. wabi.ai/, checked 2026-10-13
  5. apps.apple.com/us/app/wabi/id6747768928, checked 2026-10-13
  6. discord.com/, checked 2026-10-12
  7. discord.com/blog/connect-the-conversation-with-threads-on-discord, checked 2026-10-12
  8. docs.discord.com/developers/activities/overview, checked 2026-10-12
  9. discord.com/nitro, checked 2026-10-12
  10. telegram.org/faq, checked 2026-10-13
  11. core.telegram.org/bots/webapps, checked 2026-10-13
  12. www.whatsapp.com/, checked 2026-10-13
  13. www.whatsapp.com/communities/learning, checked 2026-10-13
  14. developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/overview, checked 2026-10-13

Which one fits your group

Why pick Prom over ChatGPT

In ChatGPT, nobody can start a new group chat, and existing ones will become read-only. Prom is made for the group: a Circle is one chat for everyone in it, and each thing the group does together is its own Charm, like the sign-up that opens every Friday, the season table, or the pet everyone has to keep alive. Any member can ask Delphi for one, and it lives inside the Circle, where the whole group uses it. A Charm the Circle keeps coming back to becomes a ritual.

A Circle is at its best around 20 members, close enough that everyone knows everyone, but communities of hundreds have run on Prom too.

Lisbon in MayAn example Circle

Eight friends, one trip, a year of planning that kept dying in someone’s DMs. They asked Delphi for a Charm that collects everyone’s flight times, splits the rental down to the cent, and holds a vote on the one dinner nobody is allowed to skip. The dinner vote has been reopened four times.

Questions

What is a good alternative to ChatGPT group chats?
Prom is a group chat where your group makes its own games and rituals, called Charms, by asking an AI named Delphi. The whole group stays in one chat, and each thing you do together is its own Charm.
Can I still use ChatGPT group chats?
Not a new one. ChatGPT is retiring group chats: since July 9, 2026, nobody can create or join a new one, and existing ones will become read-only. Individual ChatGPT conversations are not affected.
Where can my group use AI together in one chat?
Prom and Wabi both put an AI in a group chat that makes things for the group. In Prom, any member asks Delphi for a Charm, and it lives in the Circle. Wabi is an AI assistant you use together, and it makes plans, trackers, maps, lists and games right in the chat.
How big can a Circle be?
A Circle is at its best around 20 members, but communities of hundreds have run on Prom.
Is Prom free?
Yes. Prom is free on iOS and Android, and it runs on the web.