OpenAI outlines roadmap for GPT-4.5 and GPT-5 releases

Investing.com -- OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research lab, has unveiled its roadmap for the upcoming releases of GPT-4.5 and GPT-5. The lab aims to simplify its product offerings and plans to integrate all its technologies into one unified system.

In a post by Sam Altman, the lab expressed its intentions to make AI "just work" for its users, acknowledging the complexity that has arisen with their model and product offerings. The company also expressed its dissatisfaction with the model picker, with plans to return to a unified intelligence model.

The upcoming release, GPT-4.5, internally named Orion, will be the last model that does not incorporate chain-of-thought capabilities. The model is part of the lab’s effort to simplify and streamline its offerings.

Following GPT-4.5, OpenAI has set a top priority to unify o-series models and GPT-series models. The goal is to create systems that can utilize all the tools the lab has developed, know when to engage in prolonged thinking or not, and be useful for a wide range of tasks.

Both ChatGPT and the lab’s API will see the release of GPT-5. This system will integrate much of OpenAI’s technology, including o3. However, the lab will no longer release o3 as a standalone model.

OpenAI also announced that the free tier of ChatGPT will have unlimited chat access to GPT-5 at the standard intelligence setting, subject to abuse thresholds. Plus subscribers will have the opportunity to run GPT-5 at a higher level of intelligence, while Pro subscribers will be able to operate GPT-5 at an even higher level of intelligence.

These models will incorporate various capabilities including voice, canvas, search, deep research, and more. By integrating these features, OpenAI aims to offer a more streamlined and efficient AI experience for its users.

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