Having destroyed the previous record time for completing Pokémon Red, GPT-5 is now going to take on the sequel, Pokémon Crystal. The game, which was released in 2000, has double the amount of content to conquer, as you can venture back to the world of Kanto following your adventure in the Johto region.

ChatGPT-5 completed Pokémon Red in 6,470 steps, compared to 18,184 steps for GPT-o3 - but the best humans are still way faster.

One of the few things many disliked about ChatGPT was the confusing number of models. OpenAI claimed GPT-5 would fix this, but it seems to have made it worse.

ChatGPT Plus costs $20 per month. You're probably asking yourself: Why pay when you can use it for free? There are five main advantages, but the TL;DR is that the free tier has heavy usage limits, and the Plus tier gets you the latest features and models first.

Following this post’s publication, OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman announced the company would restore access to GPT-4o and other old m

GPT-5 will be the default model for all users with ChatGPT accounts, and offers the same tools as old versions, including Deep Research, Agent Mode, or Canvas.

The newest version of ChatGPT consumes significantly more energy than previous models, with academics working to quantify the environmental impact due to a lack of transparency from AI companies.

GPT-5 was supposed to get rid of all the complicated AI models to choose from in ChatGPT, but that's not how it's panned out.

Updates to ChatGPT: You can now choose between “Auto”, “Fast”, and “Thinking” for GPT-5. Most users will want Auto, but the additional control will be useful for some people. Rate limits are now 3,000 messages/week with GPT-5 Thinking, and then extra capacity on GPT-5 Thinking…

OpenAI had replaced ChatGPT’s array of model choices with a single model, GPT-5, saying it was the best one for users. Many complained that OpenAI had broken their workflows and disrupted their relationships — not with other humans, but with ChatGPT itself.