Anthropic has added a memory import feature to Claude that allows users to transfer their stored preferences, personal details, and conversation context from ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Grok in a three-step process. The feature is available to paid subscribers on Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans through a dedicated import page at claude.ai/import-memory.
The import process works by having users copy a standardized export prompt from Claude’s import page, paste it into their current AI assistant, and submit it. The source AI outputs a structured list of everything it has stored about the user, including communication preferences, personal details, project information, and technical context. Users can review and edit this list in a text editor before pasting it into Claude’s import interface.
After clicking the import button, Claude extracts and creates individual memory entries. The full memory update may take up to 24 hours to propagate across all sessions. Users can verify the transfer by opening a new chat and asking Claude what it knows about them.
The feature follows Google Gemini’s launch of a similar memory import capability earlier in 2026, establishing memory portability as an emerging competitive dimension among AI platforms. The practical effect is that users who have spent months training an AI assistant to understand their preferences no longer face a complete reset when switching platforms.
The import transfers communication preferences such as tone and format settings, personal details including name and job and location, project information and recurring topics, and technical context such as preferred programming languages and tools. The feature does not transfer conversation history itself, only the distilled preferences and facts that the source AI has stored as persistent memory entries.
