Unmind is currently leveraging OpenAI’s GPT-5 LLM technology, but it is not using ChatGPT. ChatGPT is a product that uses GPT-5 as its LLM. While both are created by OpenAI, we are connecting to the LLM directly via a secure API, allowing us to have more control over how questions are handled and answered.
Nova, developed by Unmind researchers and Clinical Psychologists, offers a specialized experience distinct from ChatGPT. Powered by OpenAI’s LLM, it features prompts and guardrails crafted by Clinical Psychologists at Unmind to ensure an engaging, ethical, and supportive coaching experience.
Nova focuses on mental health and wellbeing within boundaries set by our Clinical Psychologists. Nova connects users to the right resources at the right time. Nova is not a crisis or emergency intervention service, however, in moments of crisis, it is equipped to direct users to professional help and provide relevant resources so they can get the right support in a timely manner.
Feature | ChatGPT | Nova |
|---|---|---|
Developer | OpenAI | Unmind researchers and Clinical Psychologists |
Core Technology | GPT-5 | GPT-5 with added guardrails and prompts by Unmind |
Purpose | General Q&A | Personalized mental health and wellbeing support |
Focus | General knowledge and conversational tasks | Supporting mental health and wellbeing within acceptable boundaries |
Mental health safety | Basic responses | Specific Mental Health safety guidelines designed by Clinical Psychologists. Complies with WHO guidelines for ethics & governance of AI in Health |
Personalisation | Limited | Learns about the user to provide tailored recommendations |
Continuity | One-off interactions | Ongoing support, helping users develop greater insights over time |
Ethical guidelines | Standard guidelines | Robust guardrails designed by Unmind for ethical interactions |
Resource direction | General advice | Directs users to appropriate resources as determined by Psychology team |