# Subchat Option to prevent main thread getting messy **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature requests\ **Tags:** chatgpt\ **Created:** [August 29, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/subchat-option-to-prevent-main-thread-getting-messy/1393460 "2026-08-29T16:07:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sajal\_tuley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@sajal\_tuley](https://community.openai.com/u/sajal_tuley)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/subchat-option-to-prevent-main-thread-getting-messy/1393460/1 "2026-08-29T16:07:34Z")
Just like codex has a subchat option, similarity chatgpt web should also have an option of subchat so the main thread does not become messy due to small doubts or parsing error. For small doubt we dont need too long of an output which makes the make thread messy. ---
**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/subchat-option-to-prevent-main-thread-getting-messy/1393460/2 "2026-09-08T09:08:04Z")
You can branch a conversation into a new chat to explore a side question without changing the original: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453. Thanks for the idea—we’ll also share the request for a lighter subchat experience. We don’t have a timeline for that. ---
**Author:** ![Prashant\_Pardesi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Prashant\_Pardesi](https://community.openai.com/u/Prashant_Pardesi)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/subchat-option-to-prevent-main-thread-getting-messy/1393460/3 "2026-09-08T09:12:45Z")
Closed on September 8, 2026, 9:12am UTC