GPT-5 launch roundup: All you need to know about next big ChatGPT update

India Today

05-08-2025

OpenAI gearing up to launch its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, GPT-5. After months of speculation, hints, and growing anticipation around the new LLM of OpenAI, the launch is expected to happen any day from now. While the company has kept most of the details under wraps, it has hinted that GPT-5 will not be just a routine upgrade. It is said to be the most powerful AI model, combining speed, reasoning, multimodal capabilities, and autonomous task execution—bringing capabilities of several GPT models into one.advertisementThe confirmation of the imminent launch of GPT-5 began when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dropped a teaser on X (formerly Twitter), revealing that the company is 'releasing GPT-5 soon.' Following the post, Altman's recent appearance on the This Past Weekend podcast with comedian Theo Von, shared his own experience with the model's capabilities. He described the GPT-5 model as very intelligent and recalled a moment where GPT-5 solved a problem he personally couldn't answer, saying, 'I put it in the model, this is GPT-5, and it answered it perfectly.' He added, 'It was a weird feeling—I felt useless relative to the AI.'GPT-5 expected featuresSo, what will make GPT-5 so different from its predecessors? While we don't have much information around the exact capabilities, Altman in one of his posts described the upcoming GPT-5 as 'a system that integrates a lot of our technology.' His post hints at the possibilities of GPT-5 bringing integration of OpenAI's GPT and o-series models into a unified system.
Right now, GPT users need to choose between models based on the kind of task they need. For example, whether it was advanced reasoning, real-time conversation , or multimodal inputs, and more. However, with GPT-5, OpenAI is likely to eliminate that divide entirely, allowing users to benefit from a single model that can handle it all.Some of the unified capabilities speculated to be inside GPT-5 are:Advanced Reasoning: Industry insiders suggest that GPT-5 could reportedly offer near PhD-level proficiency in logic-heavy tasks and problem-solving.Multimodal Expansion: Building on the real-time voice and image functionality of GPT-4o, GPT-5 is expected to incorporate video processing, allowing users to engage across text, images, voice, and video seamlessly.Massive Memory: The GPT-5 model is also speculated to feature a context window exceeding 256,000 tokens—double that of GPT-4o. If true, this will allow the AI model to support longer, more coherent conversations and significantly improved memory between sessions.Autonomous Agents: And one of the most anticipated updates expected is the support for autonomous task execution. The automation will allow an evolution toward AI that can manage complex, multi-step operations with little to no user intervention.Altman has already boasted about these capabilities of GPT-5, calling it 'very fast' during testing and confessing he felt 'nervous.'
Sam Altman reveals that Open AI is planning to launch new models, products, and features for this year.
GPT-5 availability and versionsGPT-5 is expected to launch in three versions: a standard flagship model, a lighter 'mini' version, and an ultra-efficient 'nano' version designed for API users. The flagship and mini models are likely to be available within ChatGPT, while the nano version is expected to serve enterprise and developer needs through OpenAI's API.- Ends