OpenAI Launches GPT-5: Smarter, Faster, and More Powerful

On August 7, 2025, OpenAI has officially released GPT-5, its most advanced AI model yet, making it available to both free and paid ChatGPT users.

Key Features

Three-Layer Intelligence System

• Fast Model: Designed for instant responses in casual chats and quick tasks.
• Reasoning Model (“GPT-5 Thinking”): Engages in extended, step-by-step reasoning for complex problems like advanced coding, scientific analysis, and legal drafting.
• Dynamic Router: Automatically decides which model to use based on task complexity, or activates when the user requests deeper thought with prompts like “think hard about this”.

Advanced Coding and ‘Vibe Coding’ Capability

• Can design full applications, websites, or tools from a plain language request.
• Greatly reduces the need for multiple prompts during coding sessions.

Improved Accuracy, Reliability, and Safety

• Delivers fewer “hallucinations” and incorrect facts compared to GPT-4.
• Minimizes over-flattering or “sycophantic” replies to encourage balanced outputs.
• Stronger safeguards for high-risk topics such as biological security, finance, and health advice.

Expanded Multimodal Capabilities

• Understands images, charts, and visual data for better contextual responses.
• Creates detailed code, essays, summaries, or reports based on both text and images.
• Can generate personalized learning plans, research outlines, and industry reports.

Mini and Nano Variants for Specialized Use

• GPT-5 Mini: Lightweight, fast, and cost-efficient—ideal for chatbots, customer service, and small businesses.
• GPT-5 Nano: Runs locally on smaller devices for offline AI use without constant internet connectivity.

Benchmark Performance 

Coding Benchmarks

• SWE-bench Verified: 74.9% accuracy
• Aider Polyglot: 88% task completion

Math & Logic

• MATH benchmark: 94%
• GPQA Gold reasoning: 87%

Efficiency Gains

• 16–20% fewer token calls compared to GPT-4 Turbo.
• Faster average completion times for multi-step tasks.

Safety Metrics

• Lower harmful output rate than GPT-4.
• Passes updated internal biosecurity and misinformation filters.

Availability 

• Free Users has limited daily access to GPT-5 with usage caps to manage server demand.
• Pro Subscribers priced at around $200/month for power users.
• Developers & Businesses has API access through OpenAI’s API platform and Microsoft Azure AI Foundry.
• It is already integrated into tools like Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and enterprise analytics dashboards.

News Gist

OpenAI has launched GPT-5, its fastest and most powerful AI model yet, with advanced coding skills, multimodal understanding, and improved safety.

Available to free and Pro users, it’s set to redefine AI performance across industries.