OpenAI has begun rolling out a year-end recap feature inside ChatGPT, giving users a summary of how they used the service throughout 2025.
The feature, called “Your Year with ChatGPT,” is now available in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
It is open to users on Free, Plus and Pro plans, but not to those on Team, Enterprise or Education accounts.
Rather than a long archive of chats, the recap focuses on patterns. It pulls out broad themes from conversations, basic usage numbers, and light-hearted labels that show how people interacted with the chatbot during the year.
Some users are assigned named archetypes and awards based on whether they leaned more towards research, problem-solving, or creative work. The experience also includes short poems and images tied to recurring topics.
This looks like OpenAI borrowing a familiar playbook. The format resembles Spotify’s annual Wrapped feature, which turns user data into a shareable and playful summary. In this case, the aim appears to be making ChatGPT feel less like a tool and more like a personal product people return to often.
Access is not automatic. Users must have memory and chat history switched on and must have met a minimum activity level during the year. Those with limited use will only see basic statistics, not the full experience.
OpenAI says the recap is optional and designed to be privacy-forward, with users able to turn off the underlying settings at any time.
The feature is being promoted inside the ChatGPT app but does not open by itself. Users can view it on the web version or on the iOS and Android apps, or trigger it by directly asking for their year-end summary.
Personalised recaps have become a proven way to boost engagement, and competing platforms are experimenting with similar ideas.
OpenAI is focusing more on habit-building and productivity, keeping ChatGPT present in everyday digital life, even after the work is done.
