Overview

• After multiple schedule revisions, OpenAI now expects to release GPT-5 in early August 2025.
• Select developers have gained hands-on access to GPT-5’s code while dedicated security teams perform red teaming to identify vulnerabilities.
• CEO Sam Altman posted on X on July 19 that the model would arrive “soon” and publicly praised its advanced capabilities on a July 23 podcast.
• The full-scale GPT-5 will be accompanied by mini and nano API variants designed for a range of application needs.
• An open-weight version of the model is also in development, though its exact release timing remains undecided.