OpenAI launched a new model for ChatGPT last week. GPT-5 was said to be the model that will simplify user experience by getting rid of the previous models, such as GPT-4o mini and GPT-3 3o, which were used for solving queries and reasoning. OpenAI hoped that GPT-5 would be a sort of “One size fits all” AI model with its new upgrades. But after the release of the new model, many loyal users find it kind of underwhelming.
The company's unified approach of using one model removes the need for users to navigate to its model picker to get accurate solutions. CEO Sam Altman of OpenAI has publicly shown his dislike of the navigator now, but after a week of the new model release has now been brought back.
But the approach that they wanted to execute this time is not what they hoped for.
Altman said in a post on X on Tuesday, the latest updates to ChatGPT now allow users can choose between “Auto”, “Fast”, and “Thinking” for the new version. While most people want to use the Auto function, other controls will be useful to some people.
They are also bringing back 4o in the model picker for all the paid users by default. Paid users also now have a “Show additional models” toggle in ChatGPT web settings, which will add models like o3, 4.1, and GPT-5 Thinking mini. 4.5 is only available to Pro users—it costs a lot of GPUs.
“We are working on an update to GPT-5’s personality, which should feel warmer than the current personality but not as annoying (to most users) as GPT-4o. However, one learning for us from the past few days is that we just need to get to a world with more per-user customization of model personality.”
However, the new model picker now seems to be more complicated. ChatGPT-5 was the most anticipated model yet, as it was said to curate information with fewer hallucinations than before, and with this upgrade within its release, it seems that because of certain backlash, the company is going back to its default state.
It seems that OpenAI will give us more updates and new solutions that show how we can upgrade our lives more easily, but for now, it will take time to integrate new models.
The company's unified approach of using one model removes the need for users to navigate to its model picker to get accurate solutions. CEO Sam Altman of OpenAI has publicly shown his dislike of the navigator now, but after a week of the new model release has now been brought back.
But the approach that they wanted to execute this time is not what they hoped for.
Altman said in a post on X on Tuesday, the latest updates to ChatGPT now allow users can choose between “Auto”, “Fast”, and “Thinking” for the new version. While most people want to use the Auto function, other controls will be useful to some people.
They are also bringing back 4o in the model picker for all the paid users by default. Paid users also now have a “Show additional models” toggle in ChatGPT web settings, which will add models like o3, 4.1, and GPT-5 Thinking mini. 4.5 is only available to Pro users—it costs a lot of GPUs.
“We are working on an update to GPT-5’s personality, which should feel warmer than the current personality but not as annoying (to most users) as GPT-4o. However, one learning for us from the past few days is that we just need to get to a world with more per-user customization of model personality.”
However, the new model picker now seems to be more complicated. ChatGPT-5 was the most anticipated model yet, as it was said to curate information with fewer hallucinations than before, and with this upgrade within its release, it seems that because of certain backlash, the company is going back to its default state.
It seems that OpenAI will give us more updates and new solutions that show how we can upgrade our lives more easily, but for now, it will take time to integrate new models.
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