ChatGPT is poised for considerable enhancements. OpenAI has officially announced GPT-5, its latest and most sophisticated large language model. Speculation regarding GPT-5 has been prevalent since the launch of GPT-4, and rightly so. This new foundational model from OpenAI features multiple upgrades that will render ChatGPT more accurate, customizable, and beneficial.
To start, GPT-5 is more intelligent, quicker, and precise, producing fewer “hallucinations,” instances where ChatGPT invents information. An OpenAI executive mentioned during the announcement livestream that it’s comparable to having an expert on any topic at your fingertips. GPT-5 is also promoted as a model capable of doing everything. It can write, code, build interactive applications, check your email, and perform extensive research.
Interested in what GPT-5 brings to the table and if it will improve the ChatGPT experience? Like everyone else, we are still navigating GPT-5 ourselves. In the meantime, here are the top new features to explore with GPT-5, which debuts today for free to all ChatGPT users.
The unified ChatGPT experience
GPT-5 consolidates all the different models available through ChatGPT. Instead of picking the appropriate model for a particular task, ChatGPT will select the optimal model(s) for your prompt.
Just request GPT-5, and it will figure out how to solve a problem autonomously.
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OpenAI is rolling out additional models alongside GPT-5, which will serve as the comprehensive model that will lead OpenAI’s offerings moving forward. There are also GPT-5 Mini and GPT-5 Nano, which are priced more affordably than GPT-5 and will be accessible to developers looking for budget-friendly options. Users will seamlessly transition to these smaller models upon reaching their GPT-5 usage caps; however, OpenAI guarantees they’re still highly capable models — even surpassing GPT-3 in many situations.
Your personal coding assistant
OpenAI is marketing GPT-5 as your personal programming assistant, claiming it excels in code writing. For programmers, OpenAI envisions GPT-5 as their new coding collaborator. But what about the rest of us, the so-called vibe coders?
During a live demonstration, company officials showcased how to utilize GPT-5 for creating bespoke, interactive applications on demand with a straightforward prompt. You can conceive of an app or software you wish existed and request ChatGPT to develop it.
Realistically, GPT-5 might not be entirely flawless — it’s still likely to commit errors and won’t always get everything correct on the first attempt. Nonetheless, for those engaged in “vibe-coding,” GPT-5 marks a noteworthy step forward.
Experience advanced research and reasoning
Since GPT-5 merges all of OpenAI’s models into a single AI chatbot — and as it is free for all ChatGPT users — users on the free tier can now tap into OpenAI’s most advanced reasoning models. These models can carry out complex searches based on your prompt and consolidate extensive data into a coherent response. As per OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, GPT-5 can achieve this at a PhD level.
We have yet to test this feature ourselves, and we remain cautious about hallucinations. However, if you utilize only the free tier of ChatGPT, this type of <a href="https://mashable.com/article/openai-launches-deep-research-ai-agent-chatg