OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, a version of ChatGPT that automatically applies additional safeguards and learning features for users aged 13 to 17. The product includes Study Mode, homework reminders, parental controls, quizzes, and other tools designed to encourage teens to work through school material rather than only request answers.
OpenAI said users who identify themselves as being between 13 and 17, or whom its systems estimate to be under 18, will automatically be placed into the teen experience. The company said the protections are enabled by default and are intended to reduce exposure to harmful or developmentally inappropriate content.
Study Mode Encourages Teens to Work Through Problems
In its ChatGPT for Teens announcement, OpenAI said Study Mode gives students guiding questions and step-by-step support instead of simply supplying a final answer. Homework reminders can also appear when ChatGPT detects that a teen may be trying to complete schoolwork without engaging with the material.
The teen experience also supports quizzes and learning visualizations. Parents and guardians can choose when Study Mode should be enabled by default through family settings.
OpenAI has not yet provided public evidence showing how difficult the new controls will be for teens to bypass. The protections will therefore face further testing as more users begin using the teen-specific experience.
Safety Controls Are Based on OpenAI’s Under-18 Principles
OpenAI said the safeguards follow its Under-18 Principles, which were added to the company’s Model Spec in December 2025. The company says those guidelines were informed by developmental science and external expert input and are intended to define age-appropriate behavior for ChatGPT when interacting with teenagers.
Parents can also use ChatGPT parental controls to link their accounts with a teen account, adjust settings, receive certain safety notifications, and set Quiet Hours. OpenAI first released those controls in September 2025.
The teen product arrives after legal scrutiny over chatbot safety and concerns about young users’ interactions with AI systems. OpenAI had already been adding protections for younger users before releasing a separate teen experience.
OpenAI Adds More Education Tools
OpenAI also announced a partnership with CodeAI to help teenagers learn how AI works, how to question its responses, and how to use the technology. The company already provides ChatGPT for Teachers, a separate workspace for verified U.S. K-12 educators that includes education-focused privacy and administrative controls.
ChatGPT for Teachers is free for eligible educators through June 2027. OpenAI said the product is designed to help teachers prepare materials, work with classroom content, and manage AI use through institution-level controls.
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