Introducing ChatGPT for Teens: Built for learning, backed by protections

OpenAI announced a distinct under-18 product tier that users are placed into automatically when the age-prediction system estimates they are under 18 or when they state an age between 13 and 17. The post sets out the safeguards that apply by default in that tier — model-level protections in higher-risk areas, extended parental safety notifications, break reminders, and persistent cues identifying the assistant as AI — and states which under-18 behavioural rules the Model Spec now carries. It also points to newly published under-18 evaluation results on the company's deployment-safety hub.

Routing into the teen tier is automatic rather than opt-in: 'If our system estimates someone is under 18 or they state their age is between 13 and 17, they are automatically placed into ChatGPT for Teens'

OpenAI · 18 Aug 2026 · Read the entry

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