The rumors have hit a high pitch since Altman teased the model in a podcast two weeks ago, and various aliases for advanced models started showing up at some benchmarking sites.
It will also run longer than usual, as there is a lot to cover, says @sama:
our livestream tomorrow at 10 am PDT will be longer than usual, around an hour.
we have a lot to show and hope you can find the the time to watch!
— Sam Altman (@sama) August 7, 2025
The company has been unusually tight-lipped about ChatGPT 5’s capabilities, offering instead not-so-subtle hints, like Altman saying he felt «useless» next to the new model, and that it is «smarter than all of us.»
There have also been tweets like this one, from OpenAI insider Aidan McLaughlin, inferring that the model will be a great leap forward, and not doing much to dampen expectations:
getting pretty nostalgic for the future pic.twitter.com/CnRg9hacYI
— Aidan McLaughlin (@aidan_mclau) August 5, 2025
This week has plugged all the holes in OpenAI’s roadmap, and Altman recently said to expect a big upgrade later this week.
The only thing but ChatGPT 5.0 left to announce is the OpenAI browser.
UPDATE: To no ones surprise, it was ChatGPT 5, allright: The news is here.
OpenAI doesn’t usually advertise where to find their streams, so be sure to check their Youtube account, and keep an eye on OpenAI’s x.com account around the announced time.