GPT-5: The Most Polarizing Model

In this video, I take a deep dive into GPT-5—beyond the hype—to look at both its impressive capabilities and some glaring issues, including the “chart crimes.” I break down the real benchmarks, hidden rate limits, router problems, and what OpenAI didn’t show in their launch. Despite the flaws, I’ll explain why GPT-5 still manages to impress me in key areas. LINKS: https://x.com/arcprize/status/1953508813182767321 https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/7/gpt-5/ https://x.com/scaling01/status/1953626236124573880 https://x.com/swyx/status/1953553659457155185 https://x.com/sama/status/1953551377873117369 https://platform.openai.com/docs/models/gpt-5 https://openai.com/gpt-5/ Website: https://engineerprompt.ai/ RAG Beyond Basics Course: https://prompt-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/rag Let's Connect: 🦾 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/t4eYQRUcXB ☕ Buy me a Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/promptengineering |🔴 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PromptEngineering 💼Consulting: https://calendly.com/engineerprompt/consulting-call 📧 Business Contact: engineerprompt@gmail.com Become Member: http://tinyurl.com/y5h28s6h 💻 Pre-configured localGPT VM: https://bit.ly/localGPT (use Code: PromptEngineering for 50% off). Signup for Newsletter, localgpt: https://tally.so/r/3y9bb0 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction to GPT-5: The Hype and Reality 00:19 Chart Crimes and Presentation Issues 01:45 Rate Limits and Access Tiers 03:12 System Card Insights and Benchmarks 06:48 Real-World Performance and Cost Efficiency 09:10 Price Comparison and Model Selection 12:48 Testing GPT-5 on AGI Tasks