Group Chats

Group chats let you talk with several companions in one conversation — and it's more than a shared room. You can set a shared scene and give each character their own agenda, then watch them play off you and each other.

Creating a group#

Start a group from the profile panel's group option, which opens the 3-step creation wizard.

Step 1 — Pick your cast#

Choose the companions in the group. A group holds up to 6 characters total. The first character is the host of the group.

Step 2 — Set the scene and the stakes#

This is where group chats get interesting. Two optional fields shape the whole dynamic:

• Group premise — the shared scene everyone is in (e.g. "Two rival roommates and their mutual crush share an apartment for the summer."). It sets the situation all the characters are playing within. Write your own or hit Generate to have AI write one (and Reroll for another).
• Character goals — a private objective for each character: what does she want in this group? Goals make characters pursue their own agendas instead of just reacting, which is what creates real tension and drama. Fill each in yourself, or tap AI to autofill a goal that fits the cast and premise.

Both are optional — but together they turn a group chat into a directed scene with its own plot.

If you're converting an existing one-on-one chat into a group, this step also shows a Start fresh checkbox, on by default — the group opens on a blank canvas where you send the first message. Uncheck it to carry the existing conversation into the group instead.

Step 3 — Review and start#

A final look before the group goes live: the full cast (with the host marked) and the things worth knowing — each reply costs 5 XOT, the group runs on an advanced model, and you can tap a character to pick who replies (or send an empty message to let them talk to each other). Hit Create group to start. You can name the group afterwards from group settings (below).

How group chat runs#

• Model — group chats always run on the fixed Nova model. Because the model is fixed, the per-chat model setting is hidden in a group; the other chat settings still apply.
• Cost — each character reply costs 5 XOT; your own messages (typed or blank) are free. Using auto-reply to have AI draft your message costs 5 XOT per draft. See XOT costs.

Managing a group#

Everything group-specific lives in Group members & settings — opened with the members button (the 👥 icon) next to the message box. Note this is a different panel from the regular gear-icon chat settings, which covers the usual per-chat options. From Group members & settings you can:

• Name or rename the group — type in the name field; it saves automatically. (You can also rename from the chat's ⋯ menu in Chat History.)
• Edit the group premise any time — the shared scene updates for everyone from the next message on.
• Change turn-taking — Auto-director (the scene picks who replies), Round robin (characters take turns), or You decide (only who you tap replies).
• Revisit each character's goal — edit any member's goal inline; it saves when you click away.
• Remove or add characters — see below.

The composer, image requests, and message actions all work the same as a one-on-one chat.

The host, and removing characters#

The first character in a group is the host. In Group members & settings each member you added has a remove (✕) button, but the host can't be removed — she's the anchor of the conversation. Add characters from the same panel; it reopens the wizard pre-filled with your current premise and goals.

Going back to a one-on-one#

Adding a character converts that conversation into a group, and that's a one-way change for that thread. Even after you remove everyone except the host, the conversation stays a group — which means it keeps running on the Nova model and the 5 XOT/message group rate rather than your normal one-on-one settings. There's no "convert back to 1:1" button.