ChatGPT now turns long pastes into attachments for Plus, Pro, and Business users

OpenAI has changed how ChatGPT handles large pasted text for some paid users. In an update, the company said that when ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Business users paste more than 5,000 characters into the composer, ChatGPT now automatically converts that content into an attachment instead of placing it directly in the text field.

OpenAI changes how long-pasted text is handled

According to OpenAI, the new behavior is meant to keep the composer cleaner and help prevent large pasted blocks from consuming the full context window. OpenAI also says users can still move the content back into the message body by selecting “Show in text field,” which converts the attachment back into a direct paste.

At this time, ChatGPT has not listed a separate app version, build number, platform breakdown, or staged rollout percentage for this change. It also does not say that the feature is web-only or that iOS and Android support will follow later. Those details are not listed.

Paid tiers only

OpenAI’s wording ties the update specifically to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Business users. The general ChatGPT release note does not include Free, Enterprise, or Education in that March 25 entry. A separate Enterprise and Edu release-notes page exists, but the surfaced March entries there cover other changes, not this paste-handling update.

Users who regularly paste long notes, transcripts, code, or draft documents into ChatGPT are the most likely to notice the change first, since the pasted material will now be treated like an attachment by default once it passes the 5,000-character threshold. This practical effect is an inference from OpenAI’s published description.

Small interface change, clearer limits

OpenAI has not framed the update as a major product launch, but it does change one of ChatGPT’s common workflows for paid users. Instead of filling the composer with a large block of text, ChatGPT now turns that content into an attachment while still letting users switch it back into the text field manually. For now, the published scope is narrow: pasted text over 5,000 characters, starting March 25, and only for Plus, Pro, and Business users.