In a new roadmap, Sam Altman suggests we can expect GPT-4.5 in weeks and GPT-5 in months. OpenAI will also do away with its 'model picker' in favor of 'unified intelligence.'

OpenAI plans to release its next flagship artificial intelligence system, GPT-5, in a matter of months. Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman disclosed the launch timing today in a series of posts on X.

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research lab, has unveiled its roadmap for the upcoming releases of GPT-4.5 and GPT-5. The lab aims to simplify its product offerings and plans to integrate all its technologies into one unified system.

Sam Altman, head of OpenAI which develops ChatGPT, has laid out plans for the next versions of its language models. As the artificial intelligence industry races forward, the announcement is a shot across the bow after Chinese AI chatbot, Deepseek R1 showed up in the industry.

Sam Altman said OpenAI has plans to unify its o-series and GPT-series models, and that free ChatGPT users will get unlimited chat access to GPT-5.

In a recent announcement, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unveiled the company's roadmap for its upcoming AI models, GPT-4.5 and GPT-5. The goal seems to be to simplify the product offering while enhancing user experience and giving users even more within the ChatGPT free tier.