OpenAI's GPT-4.5 & GPT-5 are coming in a matter of "weeks or months"

Big news from OpenAI. The ChatGPT creators finally broke their silence on the hotly-anticipated GPT-4.5 and GPT-5 models.

Sam Altman, the AI startup’s boss, said that the highly anticipated releases of GPT-4.5 and GPT-5 are expected to arrive within the next “weeks or months.”

Moving on, Altman also said that the company will simplify its offerings, as the current system with multiple models and a “model picker” has been a source of frustration for both developers and users alike.

“We want AI to “just work” for you; we realize how complicated our model and product offerings have gotten,” Altman says.

“We hate the model picker as much as you do and want to return to magic unified intelligence,” he continues.

The upcoming release of GPT-4.5, internally referred to as Orion, will mark the end of non-chain-of-thought models and pave the way for the GPT-5. The latter model will then integrate the best of both worlds from the GPT-series and o-series models.

For users, the exciting update means GPT-5 will be available in multiple tiers. Free-tier users will have access to the standard version, while Plus and Pro subscribers will benefit from more powerful versions with advanced features such as voice, canvas, search, and deep research.

The integration of the o3 model, launched in December 2024, will also play a key role in GPT-5, as OpenAI plans to merge o3’s AI smarts into the new system and will no longer ship the model as a standalone.