What was expected from OpenAI's GPT-5 launch?

Short answer: Jordan Metzner says GitHub leaks pointed to several GPT-5 models, including mini, nano, a chat model and one for complex coding, and he expects it to beat Claude Opus and possibly update Codex.

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From Episode 7: How Daily Check-Ins Fix Remote Work, starting at 20:58.

Jordan Metzner [20:58]: Yeah. So hard to say. We're recording right now, and I think the launch happens in just about fifteen, twenty minutes. But, rumor has it that GPT five is, supposed to come out today. Obviously, that means we'll see something even better than these open source models. Excuse me. Alright. Yeah. So GPT should be launching today. There were some leaks on the GitHub website showing that there's, multiple GPT five models coming out, including a mini and nano, a chat based model, and then including a standard model for complex coding tasks. I think it's gonna be impossible to believe that they're gonna launch a model that's not better than what we're seeing from Claude Opus right now on the market. I mean, otherwise, it just, wouldn't grab much attention. So, yeah, I mean, I think it's gonna be like I said, it's gonna be another step forward in LLMs and what people can do with them. I think we might see an update to OpenAI's Codex, which is their competitor, Claude Code. So it's hard to say what's coming, but it's obvious what's coming is another leap forward improvements.

Sam Nadler [22:06]: Super exciting, just the progress. When did they when was the last major launch from OpenAI?

Jordan Metzner [22:13]: Well, yeah. I mean, except the open source models came out week. We saw yeah. We saw Gemini launch, some new tools called Genesys. We launched we saw Anthropic launch Opus three point one, I believe it's called. So, yeah, we're continuing to see improvements from, all the major laboratories. But, OpenAI has been kinda leading the way except in the coding space, and I think this might be their first opportunity to really take it to the next level.

Sam Nadler [22:46]: So so, anyway, Jordan, great episode. Don't forget to like and subscribe. Built This Week anywhere where you find podcasts. Any final thoughts before we wrap up this episode?

Jordan Metzner [22:58]: Yeah. It's been a super exciting, fun episode. Don't forget to like, subscribe, turn on the notification bell so you can get our new episodes that drop every Friday. And, yeah, Sam, great episode. Great job on what you built and super excited to see what's coming up next week.

Sam Nadler [23:14]: Awesome. Thanks, Jordan. Bye, everyone. Thanks, Sam. Bye.

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