When OpenAI launched GPT-5 earlier this month, it was meant to be a milestone moment, a demonstration of how far artificial intelligence had come in reasoning ability, adaptability, and real-world usefulness.

GPT-5 was touted as a major upgrade to ChatGPT, but not everyone thinks that’s the case: “Kill 4o isn’t innovation, it’s erasure.”

With the buzz around GPT-5 echoing new iPhone models, has ChatGPT achieved a similar edge in commercialising AI?