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Graham Barlow

You can now toggle GPT-5’s thinking time for faster or smarter answers – here’s how to do it

ChatGPT-5 on desktop.
  • ChatGPT-5 has a new thinking-time toggle for Plus and Pro users
  • Pro users get four options in total and Plus users get two
  • Thinking time is currently a ChatGPT web-only option

OpenAI has introduced a new timer toggle into the ChatGPT message window when Plus users select the ChatGPT-5 Thinking model from the model selector. The toggle lets you switch between Standard and Extended options for thinking time.

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