OpenAI GPT‑5 Rollout
- OpenAI rolled GPT‑5 across ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Team and Free plans, while connectors remain in beta and off by default for some accounts. - Connectors are disabled by default for Enterprise and Education accounts unless an admin enables them. - Memory features are being staged to Enterprise and Edu first, with wider access coming later, according to OpenAI release notes and coverage. (help.openai.com)
OpenAI has expanded GPT-5 across ChatGPT’s consumer and team tiers, making it the default model for logged-in users on Free, Plus, Pro, and Team. (help.openai.com) OpenAI’s help center says the rollout covers web, mobile, and desktop, and that Enterprise and Education access is still coming later rather than arriving at the same time. (help.openai.com) The company introduced GPT-5 in August 2025 as a single system that routes between a fast model for routine prompts and a deeper-reasoning mode for harder work. Pro subscribers got access to GPT-5 Pro, while Plus users got higher usage limits than free users. (openai.com) Since then, OpenAI has kept changing the ChatGPT model lineup. Help-center notes say GPT-5 Instant and GPT-5 Thinking were retired from ChatGPT on February 13, 2026, as newer GPT-5.3 and GPT-5.4 variants replaced them. (help.openai.com) The other moving piece is connectors, which OpenAI now calls “apps.” They let ChatGPT search, reference, sync, or take actions inside services like Google Drive, Outlook, Notion, Box, Dropbox, and other third-party tools. (help.openai.com) Those apps do not turn on the same way for every customer. OpenAI’s admin documentation says all apps are disabled by default for ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu, while ChatGPT Business workspaces have apps enabled by default and admins can narrow access later. (help.openai.com) OpenAI’s release notes give concrete examples of that split. For Enterprise and Edu, new Google Drive actions are off by default until a workspace admin enables them, and write actions for apps remain disabled by default until admins switch them on. (help.openai.com 1) (help.openai.com 2) The same documentation says Enterprise and Edu admins can also use role-based access controls, or RBAC, to decide which users and groups can use specific apps. That matters for schools and large companies that want ChatGPT connected to internal tools without opening every integration to every employee. (help.openai.com 1) (help.openai.com 2) Memory is on a separate track from the GPT-5 rollout. OpenAI’s consumer memory FAQ says users can ask ChatGPT to remember preferences and details across chats, but business and education access is governed by separate workspace controls and rollout timing. (help.openai.com 1) (help.openai.com 2) As of April 21, 2026, OpenAI’s public release notes show GPT-5 broadly available across Free, Plus, Pro, and Team, while workplace features like apps, admin controls, and memory still depend on plan type and whether an admin has enabled them. (help.openai.com) (help.openai.com)
