After weeks of leaks and rumors, OpenAI has officially launched its much-awaited model, GPT-5. The new model brings all of OpenAI's capabilities under one system and has helped in removing the need for various versions.
According to CEO Sam Altman, GPT-5 is "talking to an expert in any topic"—much like what you'd feel with the transition from earlier pixelated phone screens to a Retina Display by Apple. According to OpenAI, this model will be faster and more accurate and can perform any simple tasks as well as complex reasoning without hanging.
Personalisation and Everyday Use
GPT-5 comes with a new personalization feature. Users can select a chat color theme and four built-in personalities—Cynic, Robot, Listener, and Nerd—to give the conversation a unique flavor.
Paid subscribers get more control over tons of chats and exclusive themes. The model can also integrate seamlessly with Google Calendar, Gmail, and Google Contacts to process your work. For now, these Google tools will only be available for GPT-5 Pro users, and future rollouts are planned. Both free and paid tiers of voice mode now have increased limits, while the old Standard Voice Mode will retire in 30 days.
Pricing and Plans
GPT-5 comes in three versions: GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini, and GPT-5 Nano. Free users can only use the standard as well as a lighter version, called Mini GPT-5. The more powerful GPT-5 Pro, with faster output and improved reasoning and exclusive tools, will cost you a cool $200 monthly.
The subscription contains features such as the ability to skip a level, integration with Google services, and higher usage limits across all features. According to OpenAI, the Pro plan is meant for developers, researchers, and heavy users who want the full potential of the model on demand.
Performance, Safety, and Partnerships
In comparison to previous models, it is even faster and, more importantly, self-consistent. The number of hallucination errors is also reduced by 65% in comparison to the O3 model and by 26% relative to GPT-4o. More than 5,000 hours of external testing were conducted on the system to guarantee stability and transparency.
OpenAI claims that GPT-5 will admit it doesn't know the answer instead of inventing an answer. The model has also enhanced its coding skills, scoring higher in bug removal and app building. It showed a simple demo where an interactive app was built in under one minute, using only text prompts.
Microsoft has already integrated the new model into its products, and Google will support it soon. Although the new tools are only available to Pro plan users currently, OpenAI is planning to roll them out to even more tiers soon.
This comes as almost 700 million people are using OpenAI models every week. If the creation and ongoing controversies around GPT-5 are any indication, we could all be in for a bumpy ride as long as it remains cool to develop the smartest thinking machine.
