Sam Altman Warns of ‘Choppy’ Days Ahead as GPT-5 Nears
What Should ChatGPT Users Expect as GPT-5 Rolls Out? Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has asked clients to be patient. At the same time, the business is ready to provide a lot of new features, including the much-anticipated GPT-5 model. Altman warned of “hiccups and capacity crunches possible ” on X (previously Twitter) as systems get used to the size of impending updates.
we have a ton of stuff to launch over the next couple of months–new models, products, features, and more.
please bear with us through some probable hiccups and capacity crunches. although it may be slightly choppy, we think you’ll really love what we’ve created for you!
— Sam Altman (@sama) August 2, 2025
According to a report, the rollout will include GPT-5, which is slated to go online in early August. The new huge language model will use unified reasoning, which means it can handle jobs smartly without users having to switch between model kinds. GPT-5 will combine the best parts of the GPT and “o” series into one flexible system.
Altman talked about how GPT-5 helped him answer a complicated email that he couldn’t figure out on his own on a podcast. He remarked, “It was a ‘oh man, here it is’ moment,” acknowledging that the model did better than he did.
Depending on the amount of your subscription, you will have different levels of access. Free users will be able to chat as much as they want. Plus customers will have higher-level access, while Pro members will be able to use all of GPT-5’s capabilities. a
OpenAI is now entirely focused on its first open-weight model. This could indicate that GPT-5 will be more open and allow for greater research collaboration.
Altman is still sure that it will be worth the wait, even though there are sure to be problems with the rollout.
