Overview

• OpenAI has begun final testing and red-teaming for GPT-5 after references to a “gpt-5-reasoning-alpha” configuration surfaced
• The model is on track for an official debut in early August following multiple safety and capacity-driven delays
• GPT-5 merges capabilities of prior GPT and reasoning-focused o-series models into a unified system for streamlined use
• OpenAI plans parallel rollouts of mini and nano GPT-5 variants via both ChatGPT and its API to broaden accessibility
• An open-weight model resembling o3-mini is slated to release by the end of July, marking the first open-weight AI since GPT-2