It’s February 12 and we have another big bit of news from OpenAI. They have announced their new model roadmap that aims to simplify the offerings and their naming conventions. The next release, GPT-4.5, codenamed ‘Orion’, will be the last model without chain-of-thought capabilities.
And what comes next after GPT 4.5? Yep, you guessed it. ChatGPT-5. ChatGPT-5 will merge the capabilities of the GPT series with the o series, including o3, into a single unified system designed to enhance user experience by integrating tools like voice, search and deep research.
The free tier of ChatGPT will provide unlimited access to GPT-5 at a standard intelligence level. Subscriptions will then allow you to access higher intelligence models. When Asked for an ETA, Sam Altman replied with “weeks” in response to 4.5 and “months” in response to 5.
This certainly means we’ll be seeing GPT-5 this year, but will we be seeing it before the summer? So let the speculation and hype begin. Will the GPT-5 model just be another step in the GPT series, or will it be something more fundamentally groundbreaking, with hints of the fabled AGI?
I guess we’re just going to have to wait and find out.