# Save Temporary Chat” option is missing from ChatGPT Web

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/save-temporary-chat-option-is-missing-from-chatgpt-web/1402524>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Tags:** chatgpt\
**Created:** [October 1, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/save-temporary-chat-option-is-missing-from-chatgpt-web/1402524 "2026-10-01T11:51:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![ccmsd18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@ccmsd18](https://community.openai.com/u/ccmsd18)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/save-temporary-chat-option-is-missing-from-chatgpt-web/1402524/1 "2026-10-01T11:51:06Z")

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## Environment

- Surface: Web / Windows
- Browser or app version: Google Chrome 154.0.0.0
- Affected feature and model, if relevant: Temporary Chat — “Save Temporary Chat” option

## Bug

The option to save a Temporary Chat to regular chat history has disappeared.

Previously, while using Temporary Chat on the web, there was an option to save the temporary conversation if I decided I wanted to keep it. That option is no longer available.

I am definitely in Temporary Chat — the URL contains `?temporary-chat=true`. However, when I open the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner, the only option displayed is “Plugins.”

I expected to see the option to save/keep the Temporary Chat and convert it into a regular chat in my history.

OpenAI’s current documentation still states that Temporary Chats can be saved to chat history, so I am unsure whether this is a UI regression or an undocumented change.

## Reproduction

1. Open ChatGPT Web.
2. Start a Temporary Chat.
3. Have a conversation.
4. Open the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner.
5. Look for the option to save the Temporary Chat.
6. The Save option is missing; only “Plugins” appears.

## Diagnostics

Exact error or screenshot:  
There is no error message. Screenshot attached showing the missing Save option.

When it happened (with timezone) and how often:  
October 1, 2026, around 7:30 AM EDT (UTC-4). The Save option is currently consistently missing.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/7/a/0/7a0f2f5344777faa7b2cfa5859e26f4f8c42d3f1.png)

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**Author:** ![bxzd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@bxzd](https://community.openai.com/u/bxzd)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/save-temporary-chat-option-is-missing-from-chatgpt-web/1402524/2 "2026-10-02T18:12:08Z")

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This is driving me crazy. I checked a friend’s (free) account and it has the save button. It’s missing from my (plus) account.

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**Author:** ![ccmsd18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@ccmsd18](https://community.openai.com/u/ccmsd18)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 7:09am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/save-temporary-chat-option-is-missing-from-chatgpt-web/1402524/3 "2026-10-06T07:09:21Z")

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Update: It looks like this has been fixed. The “Save Temporary Chat” option is showing up again for me on ChatGPT Web.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/8/7/c/87c2e81543bbb01aa9641aeef8fe14cab5e9590a.png) [@system](https://community.openai.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 7:09am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/save-temporary-chat-option-is-missing-from-chatgpt-web/1402524/4 "2026-10-09T07:09:33Z")

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