The claim

““OpenAI released GPT-5 this week.””

There is no official OpenAI announcement or documentation indicating GPT-5 was released this week.

A major model release from OpenAI would be accompanied by an official blog post, release notes, and updated documentation, none of which show a GPT-5 launch this week. OpenAI’s official channels (news/blog and model documentation) do not list GPT-5 as a released product. Viral posts often conflate incremental product updates (app features, model snapshots, or availability changes) with a brand-new “GPT-5” release. In the absence of an official OpenAI release announcement and corresponding technical documentation, the claim is best rated false (not merely unverified), because the authoritative source record contradicts it.