OpenAI rolls out GPT‑5 wider

OpenAI has started widening access to GPT-5 inside ChatGPT, moving the model beyond early paid tiers to Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users worldwide. (help.openai.com) The company said in release notes published last week that the rollout covers ChatGPT on the web, mobile, and desktop. The same note said ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Edu will get GPT-5 “soon,” but are not included in this phase. (help.openai.com) OpenAI’s current lineup ties GPT-5 access to several subscription tiers: Plus at $20 a month, Pro at $100 a month, a higher-usage Pro option at $200 a month, and Team, now branded as ChatGPT Business, with per-user pricing listed on OpenAI’s pricing page. Free users are also part of the new rollout. (help.openai.com) (openai.com) The shift extends a pattern OpenAI has followed in ChatGPT this year: launch new models and features in stages, then broaden access after paid and power users have tested them. Release notes from March show GPT-5.4 Thinking entered ChatGPT on March 5, and GPT-5.1 models were retired on March 11 in favor of newer versions. (help.openai.com) OpenAI is also changing what happens when users hit limits. Its model release notes say paid users who reach GPT-5.4 Thinking limits will fall back to GPT-5.4 mini, and GPT-5 Thinking mini will be removed as a selectable option in 30 days. (help.openai.com) The rollout lands as OpenAI keeps expanding ChatGPT from a chatbot into a workplace tool tied to outside services. OpenAI’s help center says “connectors” have been renamed “apps,” and those apps can link ChatGPT to products such as Box, Notion, Linear, and Dropbox. (help.openai.com 1) (help.openai.com 2) Those linked apps are not being opened up the same way everywhere. OpenAI’s business release notes say connectors remain default-off for Enterprise plans and default-on for Business plans, while Enterprise and Edu release notes say admins and owners can enable specific connectors and control access through role-based permissions. (help.openai.com 1) (help.openai.com 2) That means the GPT-5 expansion is broadest for individual and small-team users, while larger organizations are still getting a more controlled setup. For OpenAI, the near-term next step in its own release notes is straightforward: finish the GPT-5 rollout to Enterprise and Edu after this wider consumer and team release. (help.openai.com)