OpenAI
GPT-5
OpenAI's unified flagship model offered across all ChatGPT tiers with broad general-purpose capability.
Our editorial assessment as of Jun 4, 2026, based on the public sources listed below.
Overall rank
#26
Tier
A
Score
80.0
Main category
Overall
Strengths
- Strong all-around performance across chat, coding, and reasoning
- Largest third-party ecosystem of plugins and integrations
- Available to all ChatGPT users with competitive API pricing
Considerations
- Superseded by GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.5 on the newest benchmarks
- Reasoning depth trails dedicated thinking variants
- Pricing varies by inference mode
Price
Free tier · ChatGPT Plus $20/mo · API ~$1.25/$10 per 1M tokens
Score breakdown
Performance
84.0
Reputation
86.0
Price
60.0
Recency
80.0
Verification status
Each field carries its own re-verification date. Amber means older than 90 days — treat those figures as stale until re-checked.
Sources
- 22 AI Frontier Models Compared for 2026 - TeamAIAccessed: 2026-06-03
- Introducing GPT-5 - OpenAIAccessed: 2026-06-03
- The best AI models in 2026: What model to pick for your use caseAccessed: 2026-05-26
- Best AI Models in 2026: The Complete Guide by Use Case - CyberLinkAccessed: 2026-05-13