Sam Altman’s GPT-5 launching in ‘weeks / months’ as OpenAI focuses on friendlier experience

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced plans to launch GPT-5 within “weeks / months,” as part of a broader initiative to streamline the company’s AI offerings and improve user experience.

OPENAI ROADMAP UPDATE FOR GPT-4.5 and GPT-5:

We want to do a better job of sharing our intended roadmap, and a much better job simplifying our product offerings.

We want AI to “just work” for you; we realize how complicated our model and product offerings have gotten.

We hate…

— Sam Altman (@sama) February 12, 2025

The upcoming release will integrate multiple technologies, including the company’s o3 model, and feature capabilities such as voice, canvas, search, and deep research.

“We want AI to ‘just work’ for you; we realize how complicated our model and product offerings have gotten,” Altman posted on social media.

Before GPT-5’s release, OpenAI will launch GPT-4.5, internally known as Orion, which Altman described as their “last non-chain-of-thought model.”

In March 2024, OpenAI detailed the development roadmap for GPT-5, highlighting an iterative strategy focused on enhanced natural language processing and reasoning capabilities.

Today, Altman announced that the new GPT-5 system will be available across different subscription tiers.

Free users will receive unlimited access to GPT-5 at standard intelligence settings, while Plus and Pro subscribers will be able to access higher intelligence levels.

“We hate the model picker as much as you do and want to return to magic unified intelligence,” Altman said, highlighting the company’s move away from separate o-series and GPT-series models toward a unified system capable of handling diverse tasks.

Regarding the launch date, an X user asked if it was going to be ready on weeks or months and Altman responded “weeks / months”.

weeks / months

— Sam Altman (@sama) February 12, 2025

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