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‘It Was Very Sudden’: ChatGPT Users Mourned The Loss Of GPT-5’s Predecessor

NO LOC, AUG 8 – OpenAI unified its AI models with GPT-5 launch and restored GPT-4o access for $20/month Plus users to enhance transparency and control, doubling GPT-5 usage limits.

  • Restoring legacy access, OpenAI will let Plus users choose to continue to use GPT-4o, Altman said it will soon be available again for the $20 plan.
  • Facing criticism, ChatGPT users on Reddit and social media called GPT-5 a 'disaster' and 'biggest piece of garbage' and demanded GPT-4o return.
  • Amid criticism, Altman said `GPT-5 will seem smarter starting today`, and OpenAI will double GPT-5 rate limits for ChatGPT Plus users.
  • Meanwhile, the ChatGPT feature in Apple Intelligence will switch to GPT-5 starting with iOS 26, while it continues to use prior models until then, and OpenAI released two open weight models this week.
  • Long-Term, OpenAI will continue to listen to user feedback, clarify model answers, and invest in steerability research, including a preview of different personalities, Altman said.
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While media such as the Krone in vomited German (OpenAI) is probably launching the most advanced AI, millions of paying customers around the world are on the barricades. Because ChatGPT5 is not progress, but an embarrassing failure. In the meantime, Open AI Chef Altman has already expressed himself publicly and thought loudly about a return to the stand of 4o – which is also very likely. The only advantage is that the takeover of the world by AI…

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