GPT-5 Full Breakdown! (Everything You Need to Know)

Introduction and Hybrid Model Features 00:00

  • GPT-5 has been released and is described as OpenAI's smartest, fastest, and most useful model to date.
  • The model features both thinking and non-thinking modes within the same system.
  • Older models like GPT-4.0, 4.1, 4.5, and the O family are being deprecated.
  • GPT-5 offers state-of-the-art performance in coding, math, writing, health, visual perception, and more.
  • The model can determine when to respond quickly versus when to process deeply for expert-level responses.
  • Users have control to shortcut the "thinking" process if faster answers are desired.
  • GPT-5 is available to all users, with Plus and Pro subscribers receiving higher usage limits and access to more advanced features.

Model Versions and System Architecture 01:31

  • OpenAI has introduced three versions: standard, mini, and nano.
  • After usage limits on the main model are reached, mini versions handle subsequent queries.
  • Future plans include integrating all capabilities into a single unified model.
  • The model's "router" decides on the complexity and depth of response based on the conversation and user prompts.
  • The router is trained on user interaction signals to improve its performance continuously.

Real-world Tasks and Coding Capabilities 02:28

  • GPT-5 excels at real-world applications, with significant improvements in coding.
  • Demonstrates strong abilities in complex front-end generation and large repository debugging.
  • Features an expanded 400,000 token context window for broader understanding and task context.
  • Improvements noted in visual design aspects like spacing, typography, and whitespace.
  • Cited as enabling rapid development of custom SAS applications.

Demo Applications and Creative Abilities 03:18

  • Various demo applications include simple games, a pixel art editor, typing speed tests, and a drum simulator.
  • The model shows competence in creative writing, though acknowledged limitations remain in humor and joke generation.

Enterprise Use Case and Benchmarking (Box) 04:42

  • Box used GPT-5 for enterprise metadata extraction, noting a 5–8% accuracy improvement over GPT-4.1 (95% accuracy on large docs, 87% on medium, 90% on small).
  • GPT-5 achieves a 90% average accuracy in these tasks, offering substantial gains for enterprise document processing.

Health-Related Capabilities 06:01

  • GPT-5 demonstrates higher scores than previous models on the Healthbench benchmark.
  • Offers more reliable, contextually adapted responses for health-related queries.
  • Designed as a helpful tool for understanding medical results, not a replacement for healthcare professionals.

Benchmarks and Competitive Performance 07:01

  • GPT-5 Pro scored 100% on the Amy 2025 benchmark.
  • The presenter manually compared GPT-5 benchmarks with Grok 4, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and Claude Opus 4.1, highlighting GPT-5's leading performance.
  • On Amy 2025: GPT-5 Pro at 100%, Grok 4 at 90%, Gemini 2.5 Pro at 88%, Claude 4.1 at 78%.
  • On math and science benchmarks: GPT-5 Pro maintained top scores compared to competitors.
  • In coding (SWEBench), GPT-5 scored 74.9%, up from GPT-4.0's 30%.

Speed, Hallucination Rate, and Safety 10:34

  • GPT-5 provides high-quality outputs quickly.
  • Hallucination rate reduced by 45% compared to GPT-4.0 and by 80% during "thinking" mode compared to 03.
  • Improved honesty and acknowledgment of limits; the model now states "I can't see the chart" when lacking data, instead of guessing.
  • Safer interactions via a new "safe completions" training method that balances helpfulness with safety, over the previous refusal-only approach.

Instruction Following, Personalities, and Additional Features 13:26

  • GPT-5 shows significant improvements in following detailed and custom instructions.
  • Four preset personalities are introduced: cynic, robot, listener, and nerd.
  • GPT-5 Pro, intended for the most complex tasks, uses extended "thinking" for higher accuracy on challenging intelligence benchmarks like GPQA.

Availability and Final Notes 14:41

  • GPT-5 is available for free to all users; Pro features offer enhanced performance.
  • An updated prompt engineering guide specific to GPT-5 is available for free.
  • The video ends with an encouragement to like and subscribe and check resources in the video description.