🧠 ChatGPT Model Comparison (August 2025): ChatGPT-5, ChatGPT-5 Thinking, ChatGPT-5 Pro – Features, Differences, and Best Use Cases
August 2025
Note: Features reflect typical positioning as of Aug 2025; may vary by tier, region, and configuration.🧠 ChatGPT-5 Model Comparison August 2025
🧩 Feature / Use Case
🌟 ChatGPT-5 Latest
🧭 ChatGPT-5 Thinking
💼 ChatGPT-5 Pro
🔓 Access
💰 Pro tier + API
💰 Pro tier + API
💰 Pro/Enterprise + API
⚡ Speed
⚡⚡⚡ Optimized
⚡ Deliberate (slower)
⚡⚡⚡ Optimized + low-latency
🧠 Reasoning
🟢🟢🟢 Enhanced & adaptive
🟢🟢🟢 Deliberate, long-horizon
🟢🟢🟢 Enterprise-tuned
🖼️ Multimodal
✅ Text, Image, Audio + Video
✅ Text, Image, Audio + Video
✅ Full multimodal + priorities
🗣️ Voice & Audio
✅ Real-time + improved speech
✅ Real-time (deliberate)
✅ Real-time (enterprise QoS)
📁 File Upload & Analysis
✅ Yes (larger/faster)
✅ Yes
✅ Yes + admin controls
🧮 Code Interpreter
✅ Yes (optimized)
✅ Yes (deliberate)
✅ Yes (performance tier)
🧠 Memory (ChatGPT)
✅ Persistent cross-session
✅ Persistent + plan-state
✅ Persistent + org-level
📏 Context Window
256K
256K
256K
✍️ Creativity (Writing)
🟢🟢🟢 Exceptional + style control
🟢🟢🟢 High fidelity, careful
🟢🟢🟢 Tunable tone at scale
👨💻 Coding / Debugging
🟢🟢🟢 Self-optimizing
🟢🟢🟢 Deep reasoning first
🟢🟢🟢 Enterprise perf + guardrails
🤖 Agent Capabilities
🟢🟢🟢 Next-gen planning & autonomy
🟢🟢🟢 Long-horizon plans
🟢🟢🟢 Enterprise orchestration
💰 Cost Efficiency
❌ Premium
❌ Premium
❌ Premium (volume tiers)
🎯 Best Use Cases
🌐 Enterprise AI, cross-domain agents
🧭 Complex analysis, planning-heavy tasks
🏢 Enterprise copilots, scalable ops
July 2025
| 🧩 Feature / Use Case | GPT-4 | GPT-4-turbo | GPT-4.5 (API) | GPT-4o (Default) | GPT-4-mini | ChatGPT o3 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔓 Access | ❌ Deprecated | ✅ $20/mo | 🔒 API Only | ✅ Free + Pro | 🔒 API Only | 💰 $50/mo |
| ⚡ Speed | 🐢 Moderate | ⚡⚡ Fast | ⚡⚡ Fast | ⚡⚡⚡ Real-Time | ⚡ Fast | ⚡ Fast |
| 🧠 Reasoning | 🟢 Strong | 🟢 Strong | 🟢🟢 Stronger | 🟢🟢🟢 Best-in-class | 🟡 Moderate | 🟢🟢🟢 Very Strong |
| 🖼️ Multimodal | 🟡 Vision only | ✅ Text + Image | 🟡 API image | ✅ Text, Image, Audio | ❌ Text-only | ❌ Text-only |
| 🗣️ Voice & Audio | ❌ No | 🟡 Mobile only | ❌ No | ✅ Real-Time | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| 📁 File Upload | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| 🧮 Code Interpreter | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| 🧠 Memory (ChatGPT) | ❌ No | ✅ Rolling | ❌ N/A | ✅ Smart Memory | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| 📏 Context Window | 32K | 128K | 128K | 128K | ~32K | 16K |
| ✍️ Creativity | 🟢 Good | 🟢 Strong | 🟢🟢 Very Strong | 🟢🟢🟢 Excellent | 🟡 Basic | 🟢🟢 Strong |
| 👨💻 Coding | 🟢 Advanced | 🟢 Advanced | 🟢🟢 Robust | 🟢🟢🟢 Fast & Intuitive | 🟡 Basic | 🟢🟢 Advanced |
| 🤖 Agent Capabilities | 🟡 Minimal | 🟢 Moderate | 🟢🟢 Strong (API) | 🟢🟢🟢 Excellent | ⚪ Basic scripting | 🟢🟢 Robust |
| 💰 Cost Efficiency | ❌ N/A | ✅ High | ✅ High | ✅ High | ✅ Very High | ❌ Premium |
| 🎯 Use Case Fit | 📝 Writing, Research | 💼 Business Tasks | 🧠 Devs, Integrations | 🎙️ AI Assistants | ⚙️ Bots & Lite Apps | 🧰 Tools & Reports |
✅ Agent Capabilities Key
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🟡 Minimal = Few agent-like features; mostly prompt-response.
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🟢 Moderate = Supports memory or tools; semi-structured workflows.
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🟢🟢 Strong = API-compatible; flexible chaining; good for structured agents.
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🟢🟢🟢 Excellent = Multimodal, memory, tools, long context, ideal for real-time or complex AI agents.
April 2025
| Feature / Use Case | GPT-4 (Legacy) | GPT-4-turbo (ChatGPT Plus Default) |
GPT-4.5 (API) | GPT-4o (Omni – Latest) | GPT-4-mini (o4-mini) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release Date | Mar 2023 | Nov 2023 | Early 2024 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| ChatGPT Access | ❌ Not Available | ✅ $20/month | ❌ API Only | ✅ Free + Pro | ❌ API Only |
| Speed | 🐢 Moderate | ⚡⚡ Fast | ⚡⚡ Fast | ⚡⚡⚡ Real-Time Fast | ⚡⚡ Fast |
| Reasoning Ability | 🟢 Strong | 🟢 Strong | 🟢🟢 Stronger | 🟢🟢🟢 Best-in-class | 🟡 Moderate |
| Multimodal Capabilities | 🟡 Limited (Vision only) | ✅ Text + Image | 🟡 Partial (API) | ✅ Full (Text, Image, Audio) | ❌ Text-only |
| Voice / Audio Interaction | ❌ No | 🟡 Partial (app only) | ❌ No | ✅ Real-Time | ❌ No |
| File Upload & Analysis | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Advanced Data Tools | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Memory in ChatGPT | ❌ No | ✅ Rolling Memory | N/A | ✅ Expanded Memory | ❌ No |
| Max Context Window | 32K | 128K | 128K | 128K | ~32K |
| Creativity | 🟢 Good | 🟢 Strong | 🟢🟢 Improved | 🟢🟢🟢 Very High | 🟡 Basic |
| Coding / Debugging | 🟢 Advanced | 🟢 Advanced | 🟢🟢 Robust | 🟢🟢🟢 Accurate | 🟡 Lightweight |
| Ideal For... | Research & writing | General users | Dev workflows | Real-time agents | Embedded AI |