How to try OpenAIs GPT-5 for yourself today

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UPDATE: Aug. 7, 2025, 3:30 p.m. EDT GPT-5 is now available to use. We've updated this story with additional information on the rollout.

The newest version of ChatGPT is here, and you can try it with very little effort.

Sam Altman and co. held an announcement livestream on Thursday to show off OpenAI's new foundational model, GPT-5. During that event, OpenAI announced that GPT-5 would be

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Spain is passing on the F-35, looking instead at European fighters as anxiety over Trump has had US allies rethinking the jet

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  • Spain said it will not buy the US-designed F-35 and is looking at European-made options.
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OpenAI's GPT-5 is live and free for all after years of hype by Sam Altman. Here's what it can do.

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  • OpenAI released GPT-5 on Thursday, the latest AI model powering ChatGPT.
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called it a "significant step" on the path to AGI.
  • OpenAI said GPT-5 is faster and multimodal, and will be free for all users.

After weeks of relentless hype, GPT-5 is finally here.

OpenAI officially released the highly anticipated new model on

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OpenAIs GPT-5 is here and free for all ChatGPT users

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At long last, GPT-5 has arrived — and it's free to all ChatGPT users.

On Thursday, OpenAI launched what it describes as its smartest and fastest model yet during a livestream event. In a press briefing, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman detailed the foundation model's capabilities. "GPT-3 sort of felt to me like talking to a high school student... GPT-4 felt like you're kind of talking to a college student

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