AI Company OpenAI Boosts GPT-5 Usage Limit for Plus Users, Explores Monthly Pro Quota for Elite Features Following User Criticism on GPT-4o Reintroduction
In a significant move for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, OpenAI has launched GPT-5, a model that promises to be smarter, faster, and more capable in various areas, including reasoning, writing, coding, and health-related queries.
The new model, released on August 7, 2025, has been warmly received, with users praising its improvements in speed, efficiency, and accuracy, particularly in coding and reasoning tasks. GPT-5 is now the default model for all ChatGPT users, including those on the free tier, and Enterprise and Education access will follow shortly.
Key improvements based on user feedback and testing include:
- Performance and Capabilities: GPT-5 is faster and more efficient, using 50-80% fewer tokens to produce higher-quality responses across multiple domains. It delivers 22% fewer major errors compared to previous models and excels at graduate-level scientific and mathematical tasks.
- Coding Excellence: GPT-5 is hailed as the best model yet for coding and agentic tasks. It scored impressively on SWE-bench Verified and Aider polyglot benchmarks, showing strong capabilities in producing, debugging, and editing code.
- Improved Reasoning and Agentic Tasks: GPT-5 can chain together actions more reliably to accomplish complex real-world tasks, achieving record benchmarks in instruction following and tool use.
- Accessibility and Integration: GPT-5 is now widely accessible, replacing GPT-4o and earlier versions as default in ChatGPT. Microsoft has incorporated GPT-5 across many of its products, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, leveraging the model’s improved reasoning capabilities for an enhanced user experience.
In response to feedback, OpenAI has implemented features such as selectable reasoning modes and flexible access tiers to optimize user experience across different needs and levels of use. However, the rollout of GPT-5 has been met with controversy, with some long-time users criticizing it for being less creatively engaging than its predecessor, GPT-4.
CEO Sam Altman considers GPT-5 a significant step towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). He describes GPT-5 as being like talking to a PhD-level expert in any field, on demand. The usage patterns will determine how long the legacy model, GPT-4o, remains available.
In addition to the improvements, GPT-5 includes four selectable personalities that change ChatGPT's style and tone, and Plus users can enjoy doubled rate limits. This rollout marks an exciting time for the AI industry, with OpenAI promising greater transparency about its roadmap for future releases.
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- The release of GPT-5 by OpenAI, a new model in artificial intelligence (AI), has revolutionized the AI industry, particularly in the fields of business, finance, and technology, by demonstrating significant improvements in coding and agentic tasks.
- With Microsoft incorporating GPT-5 across many of its products, such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, the impact of this new AI model is expected to extend beyond the AI industry, resulting in advancements in various business sectors.
