ChatGPT Gains Smarter Memory, Adapting to User Preferences Over Time

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OpenAI is rolling out an enhanced memory system for ChatGPT that automatically synthesizes and updates user preferences, constraints, and conversational context. This new architecture, built on "dreaming," allows ChatGPT to provide more personalized and continuous interactions, with users able to review and manage what it remembers.

ChatGPT is rolling out a more capable ChatGPT memory system, built on its "dreaming" architecture, to enhance personalization and continuity. This update moves beyond explicit "saved memories" (April 2024) by automatically curating and updating context from chat history, addressing staleness and scalability.
Initial Availability
Plus and Pro users in the US
Compute Efficiency for Free Users
5x reduction
Factual Recall Improvement (2026)
82.8% task success
Preference Adherence Improvement (2026)
71.3% task success
Temporal Correctness Improvement (2026)
75.1% task success
User Control
Memory summary page

This memory system improves ChatGPT's ability to carry forward useful context, adhere to user preferences, and stay current over time. Evaluations show substantial lifts in factual recall, preference adherence, and temporal correctness, with a five-fold compute reduction for Free users.

A new memory summary page allows users to review and manage what ChatGPT remembers, quickly gleaning highlights. The rollout begins today for Plus and Pro users in the US, expanding to all users and additional countries soon.

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ChatGPT is getting better at remembering what matters: your preferences, constraints, and the context that helps you pick things up where you left off. And with memory summaries, you can review and steer what it remembers. Rolling to all users over the next few weeks, starting today with Plus and Pro users in the US.

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Still wondering? A few quick answers below.

The new memory system for ChatGPT is built on a "dreaming" architecture that automatically curates and updates memories from your chat history. It enhances personalization and continuity by learning your preferences and context over time, moving beyond older "saved memories."

ChatGPT's memory evolved from "saved memories" in April 2024, which required explicit instructions. In April 2025, the first version of "dreaming" was introduced to automatically curate memories. Today's update is a significantly more capable and compute-efficient "dreaming" V3 architecture.

You can control ChatGPT's memory through a new memory summary page. This page allows you to review the highlights of what ChatGPT knows about you, add or update information, and provide instructions on what topics it should bring up.

The update improves ChatGPT's ability to carry forward useful context, follow your preferences and constraints, and stay current as time passes. It leads to more personalized responses and reduces the need to reintroduce yourself or your ongoing projects.

The new memory system is rolling out starting today for Plus and Pro users in the US. It will expand to all users, including Free and Go tiers, and additional countries over the coming weeks.

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