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Amanda Caswell

ChatGPT-5 just got 4 new personalities — here’s how to use them (and why you should)

ChatGPT-5 logo on phone.

With the launch of OpenAI's newest model, the company has introduced four distinct personality modes for ChatGPT-5. As the company's most advanced large language model to date, it delivers major upgrades in reasoning, memory and multimodal capabilities.

It’s better at sustaining complex conversations, understanding context across chats and producing more accurate and creative responses. Now, during text-based conversations, users can customize how the chatbot sounds and responds.

It's similar to custom GPTs, but these modes were created by OpenAI to give users a new way to tailor the assistant’s tone and demeanor with a single click. Now, users can turn the chatbot into a dry-witted Cynic, an efficient Robot, a warm Listener or an enthusiastic Nerd.

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