OpenAI is teasing a big announcement on Thursday, and based on a not-so-subtle clue, it seems like it will be the reveal of its long-awaited GPT-5 AI model. OpenAI posted on X, “LIVE5TREAM THURSDAY 10AM PT” — notice that the “s” in the word livestream is swapped for a “5.”
OpenAI teases GPT-5 launch event this Thursday
There have been a few recent signs that the next-generation model is near.
There have been a few recent signs that the next-generation model is near.
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A few recent signs have pointed toward an imminent release. On Sunday, Open AI CEO Sam Altman posted a screenshot with “ChatGPT 5” in the top-left corner, and the company’s head of applied research posted on Monday that he’s “excited to see how the public receives GPT-5!” And last month, Altman said that OpenAI planned to release GPT-5 “soon.”
The Verge’s Tom Warren reported last month that OpenAI was aiming to launch GPT-5 in early August, and he wrote last February that Microsoft has been readying server capacity for the new model.
The potential release of GPT-5 would add to an already big week for OpenAI, which announced GPT-OSS, a free open-weight model that can run on your laptop, on Tuesday.
Update, August 6th: Added additional context from another report from Tom Warren.
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