Code references to "gpt-5-auto" and "gpt-5-reasoning" were discovered in the cache of OpenAI’s ChatGPT macOS application on 30 July, suggesting the company is actively testing the next-generation GPT-5 model ahead of a public rollout. The Verge, citing people familiar with the plans, reports that OpenAI intends to release GPT-5 in early August. The upgrade will integrate the firm’s o3 reasoning engine and ship alongside scaled-down mini and nano variants that will be available through both ChatGPT and the company’s API. Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has publicly confirmed that GPT-5 is nearing launch, recounting in a recent podcast that the system flawlessly answered a question he could not, a demonstration he said left him "feeling useless" and highlighting OpenAI’s broader ambition to edge closer to artificial general intelligence.