The long-awaited launch of the GPT-5 model has caused a rush on ChatGPT. The chatbot is back online, but “increased error rates” may still occur.
Last night, ChatGPT unveiled the long-awaited GPT-5: the latest LLM that will power ChatGPT. The launch was closely watched, especially after GitHub shared an unintended teaser, and it showed. After the launch, ChatGPT’s servers were overwhelmed by the rush on GPT-5.
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Through the status page, OpenAI reports that the disruption is not yet fully resolved. ChatGPT is now accessible again, but “increased error rates” may still occur until further notice. The technical issues affect both the latest version GPT-5 and its predecessor GPT-4.5.
GPT-5 promises to be faster and more versatile than the previous generation and will also have less chance of hallucinations. Sam Altman compares his latest model to a doctoral student. The new model takes over immediately and is available to both free and paying users. Good news for the 700 million ChatGPT users. As usual, free users will have to deal with usage limits.