GPT-5 Is Finally Here

Here's a detailed breakdown of what's new in GPT-5, its performance breakdown, pricing and API access, and my personal thoughts on this new model.

OpenAI has finally released GPT-5.

The company is calling it a unified system that can decide how hard to think before giving you an answer. Sam Altman framed GPT-5 as the moment where you can “ask a legitimate expert, a PhD-level expert, anything” and get a reliable answer.

The new model is gradually rolling out to all 700 million ChatGPT users — yes, that includes even those without paid subscriptions.

After watching the one-hour announcement, the question is simple: Does GPT-5 really deliver a meaningful jump from previous models, or was it overhyped?

In this article, I’ll discuss the following topics:

1. What is GPT-5?

2. What’s new in GPT-5

3. Performance and evaluation data

4. My personal observations on the launch

5. Availability and API pricing

6. Final thoughts

Let’s get started.

What is GPT-5?