Altman and other OpenAI leaders took questions on Reddit on Friday, a day after the announcement of the new GPT-5 model. A quick glance through the comments revealed how many users preferred how older models like GPT-4.1, GPT-4.5 and 4o handled writing and other tasks. Some said the other models seemed more friendly and conversational than GPT-5.

The company has often claimed its technology is advancing quickly toward the point it will be able to match or exceed humans at every possible task. Executives said in a news briefing before GPT-5’s release that it does not perform at that level.

At long last, GPT-5 has arrived — and it's free to all ChatGPT users.