OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, have performed something of an about-face after fans were upset that it deleted the older models to only allow users to use the new GPT-5 model.
What happened? The launch of the new GPT model caused much excitement when a livestream was announced on August 6.
Catch me up: it’s clear that many users had built deep relationships with the ‘personality’ behind the responses to GPT-4o, and have been crafting specific prompts and inputs to get their desired outcome.
Why does this matter? OpenAI lost a number of subscribers who were upset at the changes made with GPT-5. While this number is likely to be small, and OpenAI has clearly seen an uplift in users since the launch, appeasing existing subscribers seems to be high on the agenda for the brand. Its decision to launch a Reddit AMA and make changes in direct response to the ire.
The other side
OK, what’s next? Altman and co. clearly are fluid when it comes to the changes made to the model – OpenAI is allowing 3000 thinking queries (those that require deeper reasoning and previously far more limited) to Pro users per week.
The rollout of GPT-5 has been far from smooth for OpenAI – there were plenty of things announced that caused our AI experts to go ‘hmmm’ – but if you are a user, keep using the different models and let us know if you’re finding much in the way of a difference.
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