OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT-5: A Deeper Look at the Smarter, Faster AI Model Yet

The new GPT-5 improves coding and excels at health-related queries, serving as an "active thought partner" but not a doctor.

OpenAI's GPT-5, the new flagship AI model, is officially here. Image: OpenAI

The AI world is abuzz with excitement as OpenAI, the innovator behind the globally recognized ChatGPT, has unveiled the new GPT-5 model. The company has boldly claimed that GPT-5 is its smartest, fastest, and most useful model to date. Starting today, GPT-5 is now available to all users.

OpenAI has finally introduced its highly anticipated AI model, dubbed GPT-5, which features significant improvements in coding and provides more nuanced health-related guidance. The company explicitly states that the new model "is a significant leap in intelligence over all our previous models," delivering state-of-the-art performance across various domains, including coding, writing, and mathematics.

GPT-5 operates as a sophisticated "unified system with a smart, efficient model," which helps it to understand user intent. The system automatically selects the appropriate model for the task, whether it's a simple query requiring a quick answer or a complex problem needing deeper reasoning. This intelligent system seamlessly uses the right level of intelligence for your request. If a user reaches their usage limit, a "mini version" of each model takes over to handle remaining queries.

Introducing Three GPT-5 Variants: What's New?

The new GPT-5 comes in three variants: GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano. All three models feature enhanced coding capabilities, improved reasoning, larger context windows, and advanced video generation with Sora.

OpenAI's claims about coding are particularly noteworthy, as they state this is "our strongest coding model to date." The official blog post highlights, "It shows particular improvements in complex front-end generation and debugging larger repositories." A fascinating development is the model's new ability to create apps and websites from a single prompt. The company claims the new GPT-5 model can "often create beautiful and responsive websites, apps, and games with an eye for aesthetic sensibility in just one prompt." As an impressive demonstration, OpenAI shared an example of a game, "Jumping Ball Runner," that was built with a single prompt.

GPT-5's Role as an 'Active Thought Partner' for Health

Another significant improvement is the model's enhanced performance on health-related questions. OpenAI describes the model as being "more like an active thought partner." The official blog post notes that "The model scores significantly higher than any previous model on HealthBench, an evaluation we published earlier this year based on realistic scenarios and physician-defined criteria."

While OpenAI stresses that the new model does not replace health professionals, it can be a valuable tool to "help you understand results, ask the right questions in the time you have with providers, and weigh options as you make decisions."

Availability and Usage of the New GPT-5 Model

The new GPT-5 models are now rolling out to all "Plus, Pro, Team, and Free users," with availability for enterprise and education users in the coming weeks. For paid users, the Pro plan offers unlimited access to GPT-5 and GPT-5 Pro. Plus users have higher limits than free users, with GPT-5 set as the default model. "Team, Enterprise, and Edu customers can also use GPT-5 comfortably as their default model for everyday work, with generous limits that make it easy for entire organizations to rely on GPT-5." Free users have limited access, and once their limit is reached, their queries are handled by the GPT-5 mini version.