Your data · OpenAI
Does ChatGPT have a private chat mode?
thecontinuitylayer.com/your-data/chatgpt/private-modeWhether ChatGPT offers a chat that is not saved and not used for training, and what it still keeps.
Partly
Docs grade · A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training
23 October 2026
Checked on OpenAI's pages
Read from published docs, not a test we ran
Report a change →Partly, according to OpenAI's own pages.
OpenAI says temporary chats stay out of history and are not used for training, but a copy may be kept up to 30 days for safety.
OpenAI's own pageChecked 23 October 2026
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8914046-temporary-chat-in-chatgptHow to do it in ChatGPT
- 1.Open a new chat.
- 2.Select Temporary.
- 3.Before your first message, choose Personalized or Unpersonalized. You cannot change this later.
- 4.Chat as normal. It stays out of your history and does not create or update memories.
Temporary chats are not used for training, but OpenAI may keep a copy for up to 30 days for safety. Personalized mode can still use your existing memories and custom instructions.
OpenAI's own pagesChecked 24 October 2026
The test: A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training
Look for a temporary, incognito or private chat mode.
- ✓ Yes
- A documented mode where the chat is not kept in history and not used for training.
- ½ Partly
- A mode exists but is still used for training, or still kept for a period, or the only way is to turn history off.
- ✕ No
- No such mode described.
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