Microsoft Integrates GPT-5 into Copilot with New Smart Mode
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Tom Warren
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Summary
Microsoft has integrated OpenAI's GPT-5 into its Copilot suite, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, and GitHub Copilot. The new 'smart mode' allows the AI assistant to dynamically switch models for deeper reasoning or quick responses. GPT-5 will be available for free to Copilot users, mirroring OpenAI's approach with ChatGPT.
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The new smart mode in Copilot allows the AI assistant to switch models for you to use deeper reasoning or quickly respond based on the task.
Much like how OpenAI is making GPT-5 available to free users of ChatGPT, Copilot will also have free access to GPT-5.
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