ChatGPT maker OpenAI is gearing up to unveil GPT-5, its upcoming large language model. Rumour has it that the much-anticipated AI model will be launched sometime next week and bring significant improvements in areas like advanced reasoning and autonomous task execution.
Ahead of GPT-5’s launch, Microsoft Copilot is now reportedly rolling out a new ‘Smart’ mode for select users that may be powered by OpenAI’s upcoming large language model.
First spotted by TestingCatalog, the new Smart mode is available for select users on both the Copilot app and website and can be accessed by clicking on the model selector that appears just below the text field. According to Microsoft, the new Smart mode enables Copilot to “think deeply or quickly based on the task.”
Since when is “Smart Mode” a thing in Copilot?? pic.twitter.com/aCgRjyJYr8
— Bughunter Nerd 🌎🌍🌏☮️❤️ (@bughunternerd) July 30, 2025
Copilot’s much-rumoured GPT-5-powered Smart mode will change its response depending on the user query, meaning it will automatically switch between available large language models, so users don’t have to. Microsoft’s description of Copilot’s Smart mode also suggests that GPT-5 will have both reasoning and non-reasoning capabilities, which is something OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has hinted at in the last few months.
The upcoming AI model has been under development for some time, with several reports claiming that the company has pushed back its launch date, citing safety reasons. GPT-5 is expected to roll out sometime in August and come with different intelligence modes, but it is still unclear which level of intelligence Copilot will use.
Microsoft has been shipping Copilot with all new Windows-powered devices, and while it does not enjoy the same level of popularity as ChatGPT, the tech giant wants to make it the easiest generative AI assistant one can use. And while reports have hinted that executives at Sam Altman’s company were weighing accusations of anticompetitive practices against the tech giant, Microsoft’s partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI has only grown stronger over the past few years,
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