How to Import Memory to Gemini from ChatGPT or Claude

Google’s new import flow makes switching to Gemini much easier. You can now bring over remembered details about you, and you can also upload exported chat history from another AI app so Gemini can keep those old threads accessible.

If your goal is to import memory to Gemini, the quickest path is inside Settings & help > Import memory to Gemini. Gemini gives you a prompt, you paste that prompt into another AI app, copy the summary it generates, and paste that summary back into Gemini.

What this feature actually does

Based on Google’s public landing page and help document, Gemini now supports:

• Memory import: preferences, remembered facts, personal context, and writing style details from another AI app.
• Chat history import: exported conversation history uploaded to Gemini as .zip files.

Google positions this as a way to keep using Gemini without starting from zero. The imported chats are organized in Gemini so you can search them, reference them, and continue where you left off.

Before you start

Google’s official requirements and limits matter here:

• You must be signed in with a personal Google Account.
• The feature is not available for work, school, or supervised Google Accounts.
• You must be 18 or older.
• The help page says the feature is currently unavailable in the EEA, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
• It is also not available in Gemini in Google Messages, Gemini in Chrome, or Gemini on Android XR.
• Google’s feature page notes that personalization in Gemini needs to be enabled.

This guide reflects Google’s public documentation as available on March 29, 2026.

How to import memory to Gemini

This is the part most people want first because it transfers the context Gemini can use in future conversations.

To find the feature in Gemini, open the left menu and click Import memory to Gemini.

1. Open Gemini  on the web.
2. In the lower-left corner, open Settings & help, then choose Import memory to Gemini.
3. Copy the prompt Gemini provides.
4. Go to the other AI app you want to export from and paste that prompt into a chat or input box.
5. Let the other AI app generate a response that summarizes your preferences, facts, and style.
6. Copy that response.
7. Return to Gemini, paste the response into the import field, and click Add memory.

After that, Gemini creates a new chat thread and uses the imported information as remembered context for future conversations.

Best practice for a cleaner memory import

Before you paste anything into Gemini, skim the exported summary and remove anything you would not want Gemini to remember long term. This includes old preferences, one-off project details, or sensitive personal information that is no longer useful.

In practice, a shorter and cleaner memory summary usually produces better long-term results than dumping everything you have ever told another assistant.

How to import full chat history into Gemini

Memory import helps Gemini understand you. Chat history import helps Gemini keep your older threads available.

Find the export entry in ChatGPT

If you are exporting from ChatGPT, first open the account menu in the lower-left corner and click Settings.

Then open Data controls and click Export next to Export data.

1. First, export your chats from the other AI platform.
2. For ChatGPT, Google’s help flow says:
   • Click your username in the lower-left corner.
   • Open Settings, then Data controls.
   • Next to Export data, choose Export, then Confirm Export.
3. For Claude, Google’s help flow says:
   • Click your username in the lower-left corner.
   • Open Settings, then Privacy.
   • Choose Export data.
   • Select your data range and export.
4. Go back to Gemini and open Settings & help > Import memory to Gemini.
5. Under Import chats, click Add.
6. Select the exported .zip file and upload it.
7. Wait for Gemini to process the import.

Upload the zip file to Gemini

After you open the import page in Gemini, scroll to the Import chats section and click Add.

Google’s help page also says full chat history imports can take up to a day depending on how the export is prepared and processed.

What does not transfer to Gemini

This is where many users get surprised. According to Google’s import page:

• Project files and attachments are not imported.
• Images generated in another AI app are not imported.
• Imported chat history transfers the text of your chats, not the entire original workspace environment.

If you rely on files, screenshots, or generated images, plan on re-uploading those assets directly into Gemini later.

Where imported chats appear in Gemini

Once processing finishes, imported chats appear in Gemini’s left-side menu under Chats with a dedicated imported chat icon. Google also notes that you can search your chat history to find a specific imported conversation.

How to delete or overwrite imported chats

Google’s help doc describes three important management behaviors:

• You can delete one imported chat at a time from the chat menu.
• You can delete an entire import batch by deleting the import entry for that uploaded .zip.
• If you upload the same exported .zip again, Gemini adds new conversations and overwrites previously imported ones from that file.

That overwrite behavior is useful if you export again after new chats are added on ChatGPT or Claude.

Privacy and data handling

Google’s help article says imported and continued chats are saved in your Gemini activity. Google also says this data can be used to improve services, including training generative AI models, and to protect Google, users, and the public.

That means you should treat this feature as a real data transfer, not just a temporary bridge. If there is content you would not normally store in Gemini, remove it before importing.

Troubleshooting tips

• If the menu item is missing, first confirm you are using a personal Google Account and that you are not in a blocked region.
• If the chat import fails, check that your upload is a .zip file and under 5 GB.
• If only some chats appear, Google’s help page says interrupted or canceled imports can lead to partial imports. Re-upload the remaining export if needed.
• If you want better future responses, clean up the memory summary before adding it rather than importing every historical detail.

Final take

If you want Gemini to feel useful on day one, start with memory import. If you also want searchable continuity, add a full chat history upload after that. Used together, the new Gemini import flow is one of the fastest ways to switch from another AI app without losing your working context.