OpenAI says it’ll release o3 after all, delays GPT-5

OpenAI to Release o3 and Next-Gen o4-mini Language Models Soon

In a shift from its prior decision to halt the consumer rollout of its o3 reasoning model in February, OpenAI recently declared its intentions to launch both o3 and a forthcoming successor, o4-mini, in the near future. These developments signal advancements in AI language models and capabilities.

GPT-5 Development Influences Model Release Strategy

According to a post on platform X from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, this change in direction is linked to OpenAI’s progress on GPT-5. OpenAI has previously indicated that GPT-5 will be a unified model integrating advanced reasoning capabilities.

Altman Highlights Improvements and Integration Challenges

“[W]e anticipate GPT-5 will demonstrate even greater capabilities than initially projected,” Altman stated. “[H]owever, we also encountered unexpected complexities in seamlessly unifying all components. Ensuring adequate capacity to meet anticipated high demand is also a key consideration.”

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Revised Timeline for GPT-5 Rollout

Altman further indicated that OpenAI now aims to deploy GPT-5 “in the coming months,” suggesting a slight delay from previous estimates for the release of this highly anticipated language model.

GPT-5 Features and Access Levels

Details shared by OpenAI regarding GPT-5 suggest the company plans to offer unlimited chat access at a “standard intelligence setting,” subject to usage limits. ChatGPT Plus subscribers will have the option to utilize GPT-5 at a “higher level of intelligence,” while those subscribed to the $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro plan can access GPT-5 at an “even more elevated level of intelligence.”

Expanding Capabilities in Future Models

“[GPT-5] will incorporate voice functionality, canvas integration, search capabilities, in-depth research features, and more,” Altman conveyed in an earlier post on X this year. He referenced a suite of features that OpenAI has introduced into ChatGPT over recent months. “[A] central objective for us is to unify our models, developing systems capable of leveraging all our tools, discerning when extensive processing is necessary, and broadly serving a diverse array of tasks.”