Something’s definitely brewing at Microsoft HQ—and all signs point to GPT-5 landing very soon.
According to reports from multiple sources, Microsoft is quietly prepping its entire AI ecosystem for the big switch.
Copilot (your AI assistant), Microsoft 365 (for work), and Azure (for devs and API users) are all being lined up for GPT-5 integration. And based on what’s already leaked? This model isn’t just another upgrade—it might be a full-on game-changer.
GPT-5, also referred to as GPT-5 alpha in early benchmark leaks, is OpenAI’s next state-of-the-art model—and apparently, it’s phenomenal at coding. Like, scary good.
And the best part? Access might not be fully locked behind a paywall. Even free users could start seeing it pop up soon.
Here’s what we’re seeing so far:
Copilot now has a new “Smart” mode—and no, it’s not just a cute name. This toggle is showing up on Android, iOS, and Edge, and experts digging through the code say it’s wired directly to GPT-5.
Inside Windows 11’s Copilot app, devs found references like
SmartChatModeProviderandSendMessageMode.Smart.According to experts that’s what the backend uses to route your query to the GPT-5 engine.Right now, most requests are still being routed to GPT-4o, but behind the scenes? GPT-5 is already lurking.
And here’s where it gets even wilder: GPT-5 has multiple variants and can switch between “regular” and “reasoning” modes in real-time. Meaning? Smart mode isn’t just faster—it’s actually smarter, adapting to whatever you throw at it.
Also worth noting: Microsoft’s rollout is being quietly managed through two hidden feature flags—windowscomposersmartmode and smart-mode-default. From what we know, these determine who sees Smart mode and when it becomes the default experience.
So yeah—the GPT-5 rollout? It’s real. It’s already started.
And if things keep moving at this pace, it might hit your device before you even realize it.
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