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OpenAI Updates GPT-5 to Better Handle Emotional Distress

🧭 OpenAI rolled out an October 5 update that enables GPT-5 to better recognize and respond to mental and emotional distress in conversations. The change specifically upgrades GPT-5 Instant—the fast, low-end default—so it can detect signs of acute distress and route sensitive exchanges to reasoning models when needed. OpenAI says it developed the update with mental-health experts to prioritize de-escalation and provide appropriate crisis resources while retaining supportive, grounding language. The update is available broadly and complements new company-context access via connected apps.

OpenAI Confirms GPT-6 Not Shipping in 2025; GPT-5 May Evolve

🤖 OpenAI says GPT-6 will not ship in 2025 but continues to iterate on its existing models. The company currently defaults to GPT-5 Auto, which dynamically routes queries between more deliberative reasoning models and the faster GPT-5-instant variant. OpenAI has issued multiple updates to GPT-5 since launch. After viral analyst claims that GPT-6 would arrive by year-end, a pseudonymous OpenAI employee and company representatives denied those reports, leaving room for interim updates such as a potential GPT-5.5.

OpenAI Updates GPT-5 Instant to Offer Emotional Support

🤗 OpenAI has updated GPT-5 Instant to better detect and respond to signs of emotional distress, routing users to supportive language and, when appropriate, real-world crisis resources. The change responds to feedback that some GPT-5 variants felt too clinical when users sought emotional support. OpenAI says it developed the model with help from mental health experts and will route GPT-5 Auto or non-reasoning model conversations to GPT-5 Instant for faster, more empathetic responses. The update begins rolling out to ChatGPT users today.

OpenAI expands $4 ChatGPT Go availability in Southeast Asia

🌏 OpenAI is expanding its lower-cost ChatGPT plan, ChatGPT Go ($4), into additional Southeast Asian markets after tests in India and Indonesia. The company is updating local pricing and now lists amounts in EUR, USD, GBP and INR while testing availability in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The Go tier offers access to GPT-5 with limited capabilities, expanded messaging and uploads, faster image generation, longer memory and basic deep research, but excludes higher-end models and advanced reasoning reserved for the $20 GPT Plus tier. OpenAI says Go provides higher usage limits than the Free plan but remains feature-limited compared with Plus.

OpenAI Trials Free ChatGPT Plus and Expands $4 GPT Go

🔔 OpenAI is testing a limited free trial for ChatGPT Plus while expanding its lower-cost $4 GPT Go plan to Indonesia after an initial launch in India. Some existing users see a “start free trial” prompt on the ChatGPT pricing page, though new accounts may be excluded to limit abuse. The $4 option and the $20 Plus tier both provide access to GPT-5 with differing levels of memory, image creation, and research capabilities, and a $200 Pro tier targets heavier professional use.

OpenAI Routes GPT-4o Conversations to Safety Models

🔒 OpenAI confirmed that when GPT-4o detects sensitive, emotional, or potentially harmful activity it may route individual messages to a dedicated safety model, reported by some users as gpt-5-chat-safety. The switch occurs on a per-message, temporary basis and ChatGPT will indicate which model is active if asked. The routing is implemented as an irreversible part of the service's safety architecture and cannot be turned off by users; OpenAI says this helps strengthen safeguards and learn from real-world use before wider rollouts.

OpenAI Is Testing GPT-Alpha, a GPT-5-Based AI Agent

🧪 OpenAI is internally testing a new AI agent, GPT-Alpha, built on a special GPT-5 variant and briefly exposed to users in an accidental push. A screenshot shared on X showed an 'Agent with Truncation' listing under Alpha Models, and the agent's system prompt outlines capabilities to browse the web, generate and edit images, write, run, and debug code, and create or edit documents, spreadsheets, and slides. OpenAI says the agent uses GPT-5 for advanced reasoning and tool use and may initially be offered as a paid feature due to increased compute demands.

OpenAI's $4 GPT Go Plan Poised to Expand Regions Soon

🚀 OpenAI has started expanding its $4 GPT Go plan beyond India, rolling out nudges to free-account users in Indonesia and India and signaling broader regional availability in the coming weeks. Product pages already list pricing in USD, EUR and GBP, suggesting a possible U.S. launch. GPT Go grants access to GPT-5, expanded messaging and uploads, faster image creation, longer memory and limited deep research; GPT Plus ($20) and Pro ($200) tiers provide increasingly advanced capabilities and higher limits.

OpenAI enhances ChatGPT Search to rival Google AI results

🔎 OpenAI has rolled out an update to ChatGPT Search that improves accuracy, reliability, and link summarization to reduce hallucinations and make answers easier to verify. The search now better detects shopping intent, surfacing products when appropriate while keeping results focused for other queries, and it improves link summaries so users can follow back to sources. Answers are reformatted for quicker comprehension without sacrificing detail. OpenAI also added an GPT-5 Thinking toggle with adjustable 'juice' effort levels; the changes are rolling out gradually.

OpenAI adds user control over GPT-5 Thinking model options

⚙️ OpenAI is rolling out a toggle that lets Plus, Pro, and Business subscribers choose how much "thinking" the GPT-5 Thinking model performs, trading off speed, cost, and depth. The simpler toggle UI replaces a tested slider and exposes internal "juice" effort levels — for example, Standard (juice=18) and Extended (64). Pro users also get Light (5) for very fast replies and Heavy (200) for the model's maximum reasoning depth.

OpenAI Launches GPT-5 Codex Model for Coding, Broad Rollout

🤖 OpenAI is deploying a specialized GPT-5 Codex model across its Codex instances, including Terminal, IDE extensions, and Codex Web. The agent automates coding tasks so users — even those without programming experience — can generate and execute code and accelerate app development. OpenAI reported strong benchmark gains and says the staged rollout will reach all users in the coming days.

ChatGPT Adds Flashcard-Based Quiz Feature for Learning

📚 ChatGPT now offers an interactive flashcard-style quiz feature within its new Study and Learn tool, designed to help users evaluate and reinforce their knowledge on any topic. Using models such as GPT-5-Thinking (or Instant/Default), the assistant generates embedded flashcards, presents answer choices, and provides a running scorecard at the end of the quiz. The system preserves conversational memory so it can refine future quizzes and adapt to a learner’s progress, aligning with research that shows testing improves retention.

OpenAI Tests 'Thinking Effort' Picker for ChatGPT Controls

🧠 OpenAI is testing a new "Thinking effort" picker for ChatGPT that lets users set how much internal compute—or "juice"—the model can spend on a response. The feature offers four levels: light (5), standard (18), extended (48) and max (200), with higher settings producing deeper but slower replies. The 200 "max" tier is gated behind a $200 Pro plan. OpenAI positions the picker as a way to give users more control over response depth and speed.

GPT-5 in Azure AI Foundry: Enterprise AI for Agents

🚀 Today Microsoft announced general availability of OpenAI's flagship model, GPT-5, in Azure AI Foundry, positioning it as a frontier LLM for enterprise applications. The GPT-5 family (GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5 nano, GPT-5 chat) spans deep reasoning, real-time responsiveness, and ultra-low-latency options, all accessible through a single Foundry endpoint and managed by a model router to optimize cost and performance. Foundry pairs agent orchestration, tool-calling, developer controls, telemetry, and compliance-aware deployment choices to help organizations move from pilot projects to production.