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March 26, 2026
ChatGPT Now Converts Pastes Over 5,000 Characters to Attachments
Published: March 26, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Updated: March 26, 2026 at 12:35 AM
100-word summary
OpenAI quietly changed how ChatGPT handles long text on March 25. Paste more than 5,000 characters into the composer and it automatically becomes an attachment instead of filling your entire chat window. The goal is keeping the interface clean and preventing a wall of text from eating your context window before the AI even responds. You can still click "Show in text field" to revert if needed. Plus, Pro, and Business users also get a unified Google Drive app that replaces the old separate connectors for Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Small fix, but if you've ever dumped an entire support ticket thread into ChatGPT only to lose track of your...
What happened
OpenAI quietly changed how ChatGPT handles long text on March 25. Paste more than 5,000 characters into the composer and it automatically becomes an attachment instead of filling your entire chat window. The goal is keeping the interface clean and preventing a wall of text from eating your context window before the AI even responds. You can still click "Show in text field" to revert if needed. Plus, Pro, and Business users also get a unified Google Drive app that replaces the old separate connectors for Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
Why it matters
Small fix, but if you've ever dumped an entire support ticket thread into ChatGPT only to lose track of your actual question, this one's for you.