Microsoft incorporates OpenAI's GPT-5 into consumer, developer and enterprise offerings

Overview

Microsoft announced it is incorporating OpenAI's GPT-5 across its consumer, developer, and enterprise products to add new reasoning capabilities and improvements to coding and chat. GPT-5, which was trained on Azure, includes OpenAI's latest reasoning models plus a smaller efficient model, with a real-time router that picks the right model for each task. The rollout spans Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code, and Azure AI Foundry, starting the same day.

Key Takeaways

Microsoft is adding OpenAI's GPT-5 across consumer, developer, and enterprise products.
GPT-5 was trained on Azure and includes OpenAI's latest reasoning models plus a smart, efficient model.
A real-time router selects the best model so users do not have to choose.
GitHub is bringing GPT-5 to all paid GitHub Copilot plans.
People can try GPT-5 in Microsoft Copilot for free, including a new Smart mode.
Microsoft's AI Red Team tested the GPT-5 reasoning model and found one of the strongest safety profiles among prior OpenAI models.

Stats & Key Facts

#GPT-5 available across consumer, developer, and enterprise products starting the same day

Microsoft incorporates OpenAI's GPT-5 into consumer, developer and enterprise offerings

What GPT-5 brings

Microsoft frames GPT-5 as added reasoning and coding capability across its platforms.

›GPT-5 was trained on Azure.
›It includes OpenAI's latest reasoning models plus a smart, efficient model.
›A real-time router provides the right tool for the task across consumer, enterprise, and developer contexts.

Microsoft says users get powerful new reasoning for complex tasks while still relying on fast, creative responses for everyday use cases, without having to think about which model is best.

Microsoft 365 Copilot

GPT-5 improves Copilot's reasoning and context handling.

›It is better at reasoning through complex questions and staying on track in longer conversations.
›Customers with licenses can reason over emails, documents, and files.
›GPT-5 is available in Microsoft Copilot Studio for building custom agents.

Users can select GPT-5 in custom prompts to let agents take on more complex business processes.

Microsoft Copilot for everyday users

GPT-5 reaches consumers for free.

›People can experience GPT-5 in Copilot for free.
›A new Smart mode uses the latest GPT-5 model to help find solutions.
›It is available at copilot.microsoft.com and via the Copilot app on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS.

GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code

Developers gain GPT-5 for coding and agentic tasks.

›GitHub is bringing GPT-5 to all paid GitHub Copilot plans.
›Developers can use it across GitHub Copilot Chat, Visual Studio Code, and GitHub Mobile through the model picker.
›With the Azure AI Foundry extension, developers in VS Code can use GPT-5 to develop agents without leaving the editor.

OpenAI says GPT-5 is its best model yet for coding and can complete longer, more complex coding tasks and execute long-running agentic tasks end-to-end.

Azure AI Foundry and safety testing

GPT-5 reaches developers on Azure with enterprise protections.

›All GPT-5 models are available to developers in Azure AI Foundry with enterprise-grade security, compliance, and privacy.
›A built-in model router helps ensure the right model is used.
›The Microsoft AI Red Team tested the GPT-5 reasoning model with its security protocols.

The Red Team results showed the reasoning model exhibited one of the strongest AI safety profiles among prior OpenAI models against several modes of attack, including malware generation and fraud or scam automation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Microsoft doing with GPT-5?

Microsoft is incorporating OpenAI's GPT-5 across its consumer, developer, and enterprise products to add reasoning capabilities and improvements to coding and chat.

Where was GPT-5 trained?

GPT-5 was trained on Azure and includes OpenAI's latest reasoning models along with a smart, efficient model.

Can people use GPT-5 for free?

Yes. People can try GPT-5 in Microsoft Copilot for free, including a new Smart mode, at copilot.microsoft.com or via the Copilot app on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS.

How do developers get GPT-5?

GitHub is bringing GPT-5 to all paid GitHub Copilot plans across Copilot Chat, Visual Studio Code, and GitHub Mobile, and all GPT-5 models are available in Azure AI Foundry.

How did Microsoft test GPT-5's safety?

The Microsoft AI Red Team tested the GPT-5 reasoning model with its security protocols and found one of the strongest AI safety profiles among prior OpenAI models against attacks such as malware generation and fraud automation.

The GPT-5 upgrades are available starting the same day across Microsoft's products and platforms.

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