Executive Summary
We analyzed 8 openai communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: In this smaller sample, openai listings cluster on Discord, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-10
- Communities
- 8
- Platforms
- 3
- Avg members
- 736K
- Median members
- 52K
Where OpenAI Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 5 communities (63%)
- Reddit: 2 communities (25%)
- Slack: 1 communities (13%)
- 5(63%)
Discord - 2(25%)
Reddit - 1(13%)
Slack
Format mix
- 6(75%)Chat communities
- 2(25%)Forum / feed-based
Chat communities is most common (75%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (25%).
Discord leads (63% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 1 communities (13%)
- Small: 1 communities (13%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 0 communities (0%)
- Huge: 2 communities (25%)
- Massive: 1 communities (13%)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (25%)
- 1(13%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(13%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 0(0%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 2(25%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 1(13%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 2(25%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 7 communities (88%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (13%)
The average is much higher than the median (736K vs 52K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How OpenAI Differs From Other Categories
OpenAI is larger, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | OpenAI | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 88% | 85% |
| Median members | 52K | 25K |
| Average members | 736K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 13% | 15% |
| Live chat | 75% | 38% |
| Discord share | 63% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 6 communities (75%)
- Forum: 2 communities (25%)
- Newsletter: 2 communities (25%)
- 75%Live Chat
- 25%Forum
- 25%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Courses: 1 communities (13%)
- Member Perks: 1 communities (13%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (13%)
- 13%Courses
- 13%Member Perks
- 13%Paid Community
Live Chat appears on 75% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 7
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 5 | 63% | 5 | 71% |
| Slack | 1 | 13% | 2 | 29% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 63% of listings and 71% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked features
- 7(100%)Live Chat
- 4(57%)Newsletter
- 2(29%)Courses
- 2(29%)Member Perks
- 2(29%)Paid Community
Most-clicked size ranges
- 2(29%)Tiny
- 2(29%)Small
- 2(29%)Huge
Clicks by access model
- 5(71%)Free to join
- 2(29%)Paid or apply-to-join
Top-clicked listings
- 2(29%)Pimp My GPT
- 2(29%)Life, Prompted
- 1(14%)Learn Prompting Discord
A few listings get most of the clicks; the rest split what is left.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as OpenAI. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-06-10
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