A powerful ChatGPT feature could be coming to Gemini
PCWorld reports that Google's Gemini may soon receive conversation branching functionality, a feature currently unique to ChatGPT among major AI chatbots. This capability allows users to explore different conversational paths from any point without losing the original thread, enhancing experimentation and control. Android Authority discovered hints of this upcoming feature in Gemini's code, while competitors like Claude still lack branching functionality. Ever wish you could take an existing AI conversation in an entirely new directory while keeping the original chat thread intact? ChatGPT makes it easy with its "branching" feature, but Claude and Gemini don't offer any branching functionality-or at least, not yet.
Mar-18-2026, 18:38:34 GMT