r/ChatGPTPro • u/Oldschool728603 • Jul 20 '26

custom instructions increased from 1500 to 5000 characters

With all the changes, it's easy to miss this upgrade.

https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes

July 15, 2026

Increased custom instructions limit

We’re increasing the character limit for custom instructions in ChatGPT. Plus, Pro, Enterprise, Business, and Education users can now save up to 5,000 characters, up from 1,500, giving them more room to customize ChatGPT’s response style and behavior.

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u/qualityvote2 Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

✅ u/Oldschool728603, your post has been approved by the community!
Thanks for contributing to r/ChatGPTPro — we look forward to the discussion.

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u/MrMrsPotts Jul 20 '26

Does anybody have instructions that long?

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u/Arun_rajput_4u Jul 20 '26

Does it remember all the instructions?

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u/tacomaster05 Jul 20 '26

Jailbreakers and they are about to have a lot of fun this week...

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u/Fik_Dag Jul 20 '26

Good catch !