After a long wait, GPT-5 is finally rolling out. It's available for free, Plus, Pro and Team users today.
This means everyone gets to try GPT-5 today, but paid users get higher limits.
In a blog post, OpenAI says GPT-5 is a big leap compared to previous models.
OpenAI added that GPT-5 is the best coding model, and early benchmarks suggest it beats Opus 4.1 from Claude by a small margin, but real-life benchmarks are awaited.
Unlike previous models, GPT-5 has built-in reasoning. It is a unified model that brings the best of the two worlds. It knows when to respond quickly and when to rely on its 'reasoning' or 'think longer' capability.
"One unified system GPT‑5 is a unified system with a smart, efficient model that answers most questions, a deeper reasoning model (GPT‑5 thinking) for