GPT-5 is here, and Microsoft is integrating it into nearly every corner of its AI ecosystem — from chatbots to enterprise tools, developer platforms, and beyond.
If you're using anything with the "Copilot" brand, chances are you're about to see GPT-5 under the hood. Here's what’s new and where GPT-5 is now live:
🔹 1. Microsoft Copilot (Chatbot)
The main Copilot chatbot — available for free to all users — now includes GPT-5 under a new “Smart mode.”
Expect better reasoning, context retention, and more accurate answers — even in multi-turn conversations.
No subscription needed.
🔹 2. Microsoft 365 Copilot (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
Business and enterprise users get a more powerful assistant across apps like Word, Excel, and Outlook.
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GPT-5 can reason over emails, documents, and files
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Improves handling of longer, more complex tasks
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Designed to “stay on track” during extended conversations
🔹 3. Copilot Studio (Build Your Own AI Agents)
Copilot Studio now lets users build custom GPT-5-powered agents for specific business workflows.
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Select GPT-5 in your agent’s configuration
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Great for automating complex processes
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Supports multi-turn, context-aware interactions
🔹 4. GitHub Copilot (in VS Code & Other IDEs)
GPT-5 is now rolling out in preview to all GitHub Copilot Pro subscribers.
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Seamlessly integrates into VS Code
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Offers smarter code suggestions and bug fixes
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Use with or without your own OpenAI API key (to bypass usage limits)
If you were underwhelmed by GPT-4.1 in Copilot, GPT-5 may be a game-changer.
🔹 5. Azure AI Foundry (For Developers & Enterprises)
Microsoft is also opening the full GPT-5 family to developers in Azure AI Foundry, including:
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GPT-5 (full model): 272k token context window
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GPT-5 mini: Optimized for real-time applications
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GPT-5 nano: Designed for ultra-low-latency responses
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GPT-5 chat: Multimodal, multi-turn assistant with 128k–272k token context
Azure’s model router automatically chooses the best GPT-5 variant for your task.
⚠️ Security & Safety
Microsoft highlighted GPT-5’s performance in AI Red Team tests — noting major improvements in safety across categories like:
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Malware generation
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Scam/fraud automation
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Other misuse vulnerabilities
💡 Final Thoughts
GPT-5 is no longer just a lab experiment — it's going mainstream across Microsoft’s ecosystem.
Whether you’re writing code, summarizing documents, or building custom agents, expect better performance, deeper reasoning, and much larger context handling — often without needing a paid plan.
