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GPT-5 review: what is it good for, reasoning on by default, hallucinations down, prompt rules change

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GPT5 Launch and Model Architecture (00:00:00)

OpenAI announces GPT5 after multiple delays
Four model variants: GPT5, GPT5 Pro, GPT5 Mini, and GPT5 Nano
Introduction of intelligent router system that automatically selects models
Launch issues with router sending queries to wrong models initially

The Router Revolution: No More Model Selection (00:05:06)

How the router uses previous ChatGPT usage signals to train selection
Product decision to remove model dropdown confusion for users
Small model in front makes decisions based on task complexity
Users can influence selection by asking model to "think hard"

Dramatic Improvements in Accuracy (00:12:43)

45% hallucination rate vs GPT4's 80% rate
Better data quality and reinforcement learning improvements
Focus on agentic behavior and context gathering
Tool calling accuracy improvements for real-world applications

Three Key Enhancement Areas (00:24:34)

Coding: Direct competition with Claude and Anthropic's models
Writing: Shorter, more concise, better quality outputs
Medical/Healthcare: Improved analysis of health documents and test results
Each area received specialized reinforcement learning

Developer Implementation Challenges (00:18:13)

Markdown disabled by default requiring explicit instructions
Shorter instructions work better than detailed prompts
Need to rethink system prompts and instruction patterns
Different behavior requires rewriting existing implementations

Pricing and Competitive Positioning (00:29:13)

GPT5 offers best price-to-performance ratio in market
1/12 the cost of competing models like Claude Opus 4.1
Free tier users get access to GPT5 with routing
Pro tier ($200/month) provides research-grade intelligence

Real-World Implementation at element451 (00:20:11)

Immediate deployment for summarization and classification tasks
Evaluation ongoing for higher-stakes applications
Benefits of pluggable AI architecture for new models
Different models for different latency requirements

Market Impact and User Adoption (00:40:03)

Free user reasoning model usage jumped from 1% to 7% in days
Plus users increased from 7% to 24% reasoning model usage
Traffic doubled overnight causing serving challenges
OpenAI deprecating all previous models to focus resources

The Future of AI Assistants (00:43:22)

Evolution from assistant to "chief of staff" capability
Model knows when to act and how hard to think
Implications for higher education automation
Why institutions should adopt GPT5 immediately

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Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com.

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