OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has unveiled the company’s
next-generation artificial intelligence model, GPT-5, describing it as
the most advanced and capable AI model the company has ever released. While
making the announcement, Altman highlighted India’s remarkable pace of AI
adoption, predicting that the country could soon surpass the United States to
become OpenAI’s largest market.
Calling India an “incredibly fast-growing” market, Altman
praised how individuals, startups, and businesses across the country are
embracing AI tools. “India is our second-largest market in the world after the
US, and it may well become our largest market. The ways in which citizens of
India are using AI are truly remarkable,” he said during a media briefing.
Altman also revealed that OpenAI is collaborating with local partners to make
AI more accessible and affordable for Indian users. He plans to visit India in
September to explore further opportunities.
GPT-5: A Major Leap Toward AGI
OpenAI describes GPT-5 as its “best model yet” for coding,
reasoning, and agent-based tasks. It will be available in three versions gpt-5,
gpt-5-mini, and gpt-5-nano enabling developers to balance
speed, performance, and cost.
GPT-5 powers ChatGPT’s top performance tier and will also be
offered in a non-reasoning variant, gpt-5-chat-latest, for
conversational use. According to Altman, GPT-5 marks a “pretty significant
step” toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
“This is really the first time one of our mainline models
feels like you can ask a legitimate, PhD-level expert anything,” Altman said.
He also confirmed that GPT-5 will be available to free-tier ChatGPT users for
the first time, making cutting-edge AI accessible to millions more people
worldwide.
Availability and Pricing
GPT-5 is now live in the OpenAI API, and developers can
start integrating it into their applications immediately. ChatGPT Team
customers already have access, while Enterprise and Edu clients
will get it next week.
A Pro version, GPT-5 Pro, offers extended reasoning
capabilities for even more reliable answers. Pricing tiers include:
- Free
Users – Limited GPT-5 access
- ChatGPT
Plus ($20/month) – Higher usage limits
- Pro
Users ($200/month) – Unlimited access to GPT-5 and GPT-5 Pro with
enhanced performance
Improved Safety and Trustworthiness
OpenAI’s safety research lead, Alex Beutel, emphasized that
GPT-5 is designed to produce trustworthy, safe, and honest responses.
The model has been trained to avoid deception and harmful outputs while still
providing high-quality, informative answers.
“We built evaluations to measure honesty and trained the
model to avoid generating harmful content,” Beutel explained. GPT-5 sticks to
“safe completions” that maintain responsible AI usage without enabling
dangerous applications.
Demonstrated Capabilities
During the launch, OpenAI executives demonstrated GPT-5’s
versatility by asking it to create a French language learning app from
scratch. They noted that GPT-5 excels not only in coding but also in
healthcare, education, creative writing, and other complex domains outpacing
rival AI systems from companies like Google and Microsoft.
Altman reiterated that while GPT-5 represents a massive leap
forward, it is not yet a fully self-learning AGI. “This is not a model that
continuously learns from new data as it is deployed, which I think should be
part of an AGI, but the capabilities here are a huge improvement,” he said.
Global Competition and Open-Source Push
The GPT-5 debut comes amid intensifying global competition
in AI. Just a day before the launch, OpenAI announced that the US government’s
executive branch would receive free access to ChatGPT Enterprise for a
year, under a partnership with the General Services Administration.
In addition, OpenAI released two open-weight language
models—gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b—which developers can
download and modify. This move aligns with growing industry pressure for AI
companies to be more transparent about their technology.
With nearly 700 million weekly users of ChatGPT worldwide and India emerging as a dominant force in AI adoption, Altman’s prediction signals a transformative moment for both OpenAI and the global AI landscape. As GPT-5 begins rolling out, its combination of advanced reasoning, safety measures, and wider accessibility is set to shape the future of artificial intelligence for millions, perhaps with India leading the charge.
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