According to internal sources, OpenAI will launch GPT-5 as early as August, positioning it as a multi-functional AI system that combines multiple separate models.
OpenAI is preparing to launch GPT-5 in early August according to a report from The Verge, just a few weeks after Elon Musk's xAI introduced Grok 4. The new model will not be a single model but is positioned as an AI system with the ability to combine multiple separate models and perform diverse tasks.
CEO Sam Altman has revealed some information about GPT-5 ahead of its launch. Although OpenAI declined official comment, sources confirm that GPT-5 will be supported by Microsoft and integrate both o3 line models and many other technologies.
Altman previously shared in February that the company is aiming to consolidate the GPT and o lines to simplify the product system, while building AI systems capable of using all available tools and handling various types of tasks. However, OpenAI's release schedule has changed multiple times due to development challenges, server infrastructure limitations, or competitor influences.
Confrontation with xAI's Grok 4
Information about GPT-5 emerged just weeks after xAI announced Grok 4, a new AI model aimed at competing with ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. Grok 4 has the ability to analyze images and answer advanced questions, along with a premium SuperGrok Heavy subscription priced at $300 per month.
Elon Musk is confident about Grok 4's capabilities, stating in a recent livestream: "For academic questions, Grok 4 is better than doctoral level in every field, with no exceptions. Sometimes it may lack common sense, and hasn't yet created new technologies or discovered new physics, but that's just a matter of time."
Grok is increasingly integrated into the X platform, which makes errors and incidents more easily detected by millions of users. The announcement of Grok 4 occurred right after a turbulent week when X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigned after nearly two years in the executive role.
Yaccarino's departure followed an incident where Grok was discovered spreading Jewish content on the X platform, including negative statements about Jewish executives in Hollywood and praising Hitler. The xAI development team was forced to temporarily block Grok's account and remove violating posts.
To address this, xAI removed part of the publicly available system prompt, which previously instructed Grok not to avoid "politically incorrect" statements. However, Musk and xAI's senior leaders avoided directly addressing the incident, instead focusing on communicating Grok 4's performance and features.
