OpenAI moves away from requiring users to choose between many different models in ChatGPT, instead allowing the system to automatically pick the right tool for each job. In an ideal world, this general approach would enable AI companies to enhance performance and reasoning internally while maintaining consistent interaction methods and AI personalities.

The new model is available now, including those who use ChatGPT's free tier. Unlike some of OpenAI's incremental releases, GPT-5 will be rolled out for all users, not only to the companies paying for big enterprise plans. There are, naturally, some differences between how it looks based on your pricing plan. Here's a breakdown:

After launching its new GPT-5 model with great fanfare last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that many ChatGPT users preferred the responses provided by GPT-4o.