GPT-5 was supposed to simplify ChatGPT but now it has 4 new modes - here's why

• GPT-5 now offers four different modes.
• You can still choose Auto to let ChatGPT determine how to respond.
• New choices add complexity to a model that was supposed to be simple.

With the recent release of GPT-5, OpenAI touted its new model as a more efficient one that decides on its own how best to respond to your queries. Gone were the array of different modes that forced you to direct the AI based on whether you wanted a quick answer, longer and deeper thinking, or another variation. 

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Well, with all the user complaints about GPT-5, OpenAI has decided that maybe simplicity isn't such a good thing.

GPT-5 gets four new modes

On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced via X that GPT-5 has been updated with four different ...