GPT-5 Is Coming—What It Means for Crypto and Web3

Altman stated that the company now intends to make offerings less confusing and keep people updated on recent developments. One thing that needs to change according to Altman is making AI just work for users, without the need to select a model picker.

By this, he means different variations of ChatGPT, like GPT-3.5, GPT-4, GPT-4, or GPT Plus.

What to Expect from GPT-4.5, and GPT-5 Models

The launch dates for new GPT models are still unclear as Altman mentioned weeks/months as a timeframe.

First up, OpenAI is rolling out GPT-4.5, also known internally as Orion. Altman stated that it would be the last “chain of thought” in the ChatGPT model. This suggests that the model will choose which variation to use under the hood automatically.

After that, a top goal for us is to unify o-series models and GPT-series models by creating systems that can use all our tools, know when to think for a long time or not, and generally be useful for a very wide range of tasks.

– Altman clarified.

The GPT-5 model will integrate various technologies, including o3.

OpenAI’s o3 model is part of their AI series focused on better reasoning and problem-solving. Unlike older models that just generate quick responses, o3 “thinks” through problems step by step, making it way better at complex tasks like math, coding, and science.

This means that soon switching between models will no longer be a necessity.

As for GPT-4, GPT-5 will offer free and paid options for users. Users will have unlimited chat access to GPT-5 at the standard intelligence level for free, but its smarter version with extra perks like deep research and voice features will be available for Plus subscribers.

In the fall of 2024, Sam Altman correctly assessed the low probability of a GPT-5 launch in the calendar year, being busy with other important releases. 

How the Upcoming GPT Models Will Impact Blockchain and Crypto

AI technologies continue to progress fast, and the race between different apps is getting stronger. This means the blockchain and crypto community is getting more options for using artificial intelligence to analyze market data, come up with trading strategies, and other purposes.

But the relationship between AI and blockchain goes beyond that.

While centralized AI systems like ChatGPT and DeepSeek have been in strong competition, decentralized AI comes to offer something different.
These systems are open source, centered on blockchain-based tokenomics, transparency, and community-based governance.

Bittensor is one of the blockchains focused on AI app development. One of its key features is the marketplace where AI models can interact and learn from one another. Bittensor’s native token TAO is used to pay network participants for their computational resources, governance, transaction fees, and other purposes within the ecosystem.

Bittensor, in turn, supports different subnets, including Masa. These subnets provide use cases like real-time data tracking or AI agents trading.

The projects have attracted investors like Polychain and DCG.

DCG founder Barry Silbert recently expressed his support for the Bittensor and decentralized AI sector in a letter shared on X. He noted:

Bittensor is not just another AI model or blockchain project—it’s a new way of thinking about intelligence itself, where knowledge is shared, innovation is permissionless and value is distributed across a decentralized network.

According to Silbert, although early revolutions seem complicated, we learned from Bitcoin that there is tremendous potential.

Things are getting more interesting in AI and blockchain, with a big change on the horizon: a decentralized AI app will become as mainstream as traditional competitors in the future.