Updating GPT-5

Updating GPT-5 Instant to better recognize and support people in moments of distress. The model is trained to more accurately detect and respond to potential signs of mental and emotional distress, guided by mental health experts. It helps ChatGPT de-escalate conversations and point people to real-world crisis resources when appropriate, while using language that feels supportive and grounding.

GPT-5 Instant now performs just as well as GPT-5 Thinking on distress-related questions. When GPT-5 Auto or a non-reasoning model is selected, sensitive conversations will be routed to GPT-5 Instant to more quickly provide helpful responses.