OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all users in the US

OpenAI said today that it is making ChatGPT Health, a feature that helps users with health-related queries, available to all US-based users over the age of 18 across all plans. The announcement comes a day after a Florida-based pastor filed a lawsuit against the company over the bid An almost fatal suggestion not to consult a doctor.

The company began testing the feature through a dedicated hub earlier in January, allowing users to combine data from other services with their personal information from services like Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal.

At the time, OpenAI said users were asking 230 million health-related queries each week. This number has now risen to 300 million.

Users can also integrate their medical records from hospital systems like Epic and Oracle Health, and health platforms like One Medical and Function Health.

OpenAI had previously said that users need to use the Health Center for health-related queries. They can now choose to draw insights from the information linked in the Health section of all queries. During testing, the company said it noticed that 70% of health-related inquiries were made outside the designated center. Through this new feature, users can use their health information to obtain information about food or allergies in public chat.

The company indicated that its models have made progress in answering health-related inquiries. The company noted that the smallest model of its latest release, GPT 5.6-Luna, outperforms GPT 5.5 in the HealthBench evaluation, an open source benchmark the company developed for… Evaluating large language models (LLMs) in health queries. OpenAI said it does not use any user data to train its model, and that it is working with doctors to improve its models for health queries.

Despite these performance gains, the company emphasizes in its terms that its services are “not intended for use in diagnosing or treating any health condition.” The company cited these terms in response to the above-mentioned lawsuit, and also informed it New York Times They serve to make health or medication-related answers safer. With the latest release, OpenAI said it wants people to verify information and make medical decisions based on professional advice.

numerous studies They highlighted that AI bots cannot be relied upon for medical advice. However, this has not deterred companies like Anthropic and Google From launching health-related AI features.

Health in ChatGPT is rolling out to US users signed in with the free Go, Plus, and Pro plans on web and iOS this week.