Rest assured, GPT-5 is launching today. When it's available, the ChatGPT homepage should have a message introducing the new model, which reads: "Introducing GPT-5: ChatGPT now has our smartest, fastest, most useful model yet, with thinking built in - so you get the best answer, every time."

Expect your ChatGPT experience to get faster and smarter today.

The company has often claimed its technology is advancing quickly toward the point it will be able to match or exceed humans at every possible task. Executives said in a news briefing before GPT-5’s release that it does not perform at that level.