SharedChat vs. everyone else

Few AIs do group chat. We built one that stays fair to everyone in it.

Turns out this is harder than it looks. ChatGPT piloted group chats in 2025, and OpenAI stopped new ones in July 2026. Poe still runs them for up to 200 people, aimed at comparing models. Here is where each one stops, where the "settle it" and co-parenting apps stop, and what we built instead.

SharedChatChatGPTgroup chats retired 2026Poe group chats"Settle it" appsCo-parenting apps
Everyone in one live chat with the AIYesRetiredno new group chats since July 2026Yesup to 200 peopleNoboth sides typed into one phone, then a verdictNoparents message each other; AI is a tool, not in the chat
Invite by link, replies seen liveYesRead-only shareothers cannot postYesNoMessaging only
Tells the group when someone postsa push, not just a badgeYeswhen a person promptsn/ano group chatUnclearNoYesit is a messenger
Turn the AI off for a human-only threadchat as just people, switch it back on anytimeYesone tap, per threadn/agroup chats retiredTag to invoken/athe AI is the whole productNo AI in the chat
AI dedicated to the topiceach room has a fixed role: judge, coordinator, parenting, friendsSix rooms, built inDIYyou write custom instructions yourself, per chatGeneral assistantOne jobverdicts onlyNo
Has to hear both sides before it rulesYesa rule in Settle ItNot enforcedNot enforcedPartlyboth sides submitted, no back-and-forthn/a
Won't take sides on relationships or custodyYeswritten into the roomNot built inNot built inNon/a
Cools a heated message before it sendsYesCo-Parenting room, calmer version offeredNoNoNoYestone checkers on paid tiers
Clear ruling formatVerdict / Ruling / SentenceYesNoNoYesNo
Guardrails for abuse, crisis, custody & medical questionsRoom-specific, testedGeneralGeneralVariesn/a
Built for personal life, not workYesGeneral purposeGeneral purposeYesYes
PriceFree · Plus $9.99/mo · Pro $19.99/moFree with limits; paid plansFree with limits; paid plansFree + ~$2.99/mo$99-$352 / yrper parent

Where they're better than us (yes, really)

We'd rather you hear it from us.

  • ChatGPT is bigger, more polished, and better at solo work than anything we will build. It tried group chats and stopped new ones in July 2026. For one person at a keyboard, it is excellent.
  • Poe lets you put 200 people and a huge roster of models in one chat. If you want to compare many AIs at once, that's its strength.
  • Co-parenting apps like OurFamilyWizard and TalkingParents keep court-friendly records, calendars, and expense logs. We don't do that. Many families use one of those for the paperwork and SharedChat for the actual conversation.
  • "Settle it" apps are cheap and fun for a bar bet. If nobody needs to talk it through, they're fine.
The short version

Others bolted a group onto a chatbot. We built the room around the group.

Six purpose-built rooms, a judge that needs both sides, coordinators that won't pick a winner, a calm-down step before heated messages, and guardrails tested on the hard conversations, all in one shared thread everyone sees at once.

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Competitor facts from public sources as of September 2026: OpenAI Help Center, "Retiring group chats in ChatGPT"; Poe group chats (TestingCatalog); SettleItGPT App Store listing; co-parenting app pricing and AI features (Kidtime). Features change. Tell us if something's out of date.