ChatGPT Health goes live for every US adult amid OpenAI lawsuit

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health feature is now live for all users over 18 years old in the US. That’s across Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans.

The feature comes one day after a Florida pastor sued the company over a suggestion he says almost cost him his life.

Millions of people are already feeding medical questions into the chatbot. OpenAI’s own terms still warn against relying on it for diagnosis or treatment.

OpenAI widens ChatGPT Health across every conversation

Until now, users searching for health answers had to operate within a dedicated hub. That hub was a pilot launched by OpenAI in January. The restriction is gone, and ChatGPT can now pull from a user’s connected health data during any conversation. In a normal conversation, if asked about food or allergies, it can use information the user has associated with those topics.

OpenAI said its testing found most health activity was happening outside the hub anyway, at a rate of 70%. Weekly health-related questions have increased from 230 million in January to 300 million now, said OpenAI. Logged-in users in the US on the web and iOS will get access this week as it rolls out. The feature isn’t yet in OpenAI’s coding tool, Codex.

Health in ChatGPT is starting to roll out to U.S. users.

You can securely connect Apple Health and supported medical records to understand your information in context, track what has changed, and have more informed conversations.https://t.co/W2E6oT8c91

— OpenAI (@OpenAI) July 23, 2026

The feature will work depending on the data users choose to connect to. On iPhone, that means Apple Health, as well as services like Function and MyFitnessPal, can be connected. Users can also connect medical records from hospital systems such as Epic and Oracle Health. Platforms such as One Medical and Function Health also operate. Once inside, ChatGPT can place a new lab result next to previous tests. It can also point out what’s changed since the user was last there.

OpenAI says the models behind it have improved. GPT 5.6-Luna, the tiniest model of the newest release, bests the previous GPT 5.5 on HealthBench. That’s an open-source benchmark the company developed to test how well language models handle health questions. OpenAI also said it doesn’t use customer data to train its models and collaborates with physicians to refine them.

A lawsuit shadows the ChatGPT Health rollout

On the eve of the announcement, a Florida pastor sued OpenAI. He says the chatbot told him not to consult a doctor, advice he says almost killed him.

OpenAI responded with language from its own terms. The service, they say, is “not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of any health condition.” The company also told The New York Times that it’s working to make its answers around health and medicine safer. With this launch, said the company, it wants users to fact-check information and make medical decisions based on professional advice.

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