Based on the recent rumors and reports, here is a summary of what we know so far about the potential release of GPT-5:
- OpenAI has not officially announced a release date for GPT-5, but rumors suggest it could arrive as early as summer 2024. However, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been evasive about committing to a specific timeline.
- In a March 2024 interview, Altman implied OpenAI has "a lot of other important things to release" before a GPT-5 model, such as the Sora text-to-video service. This suggests GPT-5 may not be imminent.
- Some speculate that an incremental GPT-4.5 model could be released first in 2024, before a bigger leap to GPT-5 potentially in 2025. An alleged GPT-4.5 leak hinted at a June 2024 release.
- Anonymous sources claim some enterprise customers have seen recent demos of GPT-5 that were described as "materially better". However, OpenAI is still training the model and it will need to undergo extensive safety testing which could impact the timeline.
- Overall, most signs point to a major new GPT model from OpenAI arriving sometime in 2024, but whether it will be called GPT-5 or represent a more iterative update remains unclear based on the current rumors and available information from the company.