ChatGPT-5 to be released now: the August date hype-news

Graziano Stefanelli
Jul 24
2 min read

A new report fuels anticipation around the upcoming model, pointing to an early August launch

A new wave of attention has surrounded OpenAI in the past hours, following a widely circulated article by The Verge that suggests the company may launch GPT‑5 in early August. The report has quickly become a reference point across tech blogs, forums, financial feeds, and AI-focused newsletters.

Altman confirms GPT‑5 is coming

The article references a recent appearance by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on the This Past Weekend podcast, hosted by Theo Von. During the conversation, Altman shared a revealing anecdote: faced with a question he couldn’t answer, he gave it to GPT‑5, and the model responded perfectly. “It was a ‘here it is’ moment,” he explained, adding that he felt “useless relative to the AI,” a reflection of how capable the new model seems to be.

A few days earlier, Altman had also posted on X (formerly Twitter):

“We are releasing GPT‑5 soon.”

While this statement confirms the model’s near-term arrival, it does not mention any month or date. The Verge report appears to combine this vague timeframe with additional details obtained independently.

Earlier in the year, Altman described GPT‑5 as “a system that integrates a lot of our technology,” emphasizing that the model would bring together reasoning capabilities—such as those found in the o3 series—into a single, unified model.

So... While the timing described is specific, it is important to note that this is not an official announcement. The Verge article relies on sources familiar with OpenAI’s plans, and the company has not publicly confirmed the release date; the piece explains that GPT‑5 was originally targeted for a late May rollout but has since been delayed for additional testing. According to internal sources, the new target is “as early as next month”, which effectively points to August—but as a possibility, not a fixed date

What to expect from GPT‑5’s capabilities.

Although full details of GPT‑5’s architecture and performance remain under wraps, multiple hints and leaks point toward a significant leap in functionality:

Integrated advanced reasoning, drawing from the “o3” model family used in GPT-4o.
Persistent memory, with user interactions remembered across sessions.
Expanded context windows, with token limits rumored to reach far beyond current capacities.
Multimodal capabilities, enabling seamless work with text, images, and possibly other inputs.

The addition of smaller deployment models (mini, nano) also signals OpenAI’s intent to increase flexibility and efficiency—something that could have meaningful impact in real-world systems where cost, latency, and device size matter.

The August date spreads quickly, but remains unofficial.

While The Verge has offered a well-sourced and informative piece, the speed with which the “August release” has been treated as fact across the web reveals how anticipation for GPT‑5 has reached a boiling point. The key quote—“expected to launch as early as next month”—is cautiously worded, yet it has already shaped global headlines.

At the time of writing, OpenAI has not published any blog post, press release, or technical briefing confirming the August date. The Verge’s report, though compelling, is still a journalistic insight rather than an official launch declaration.

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