GPT-5 Features, API Changes, Integrations, and Benchmarks: The Complete Guide for Power Users and Developers

The long-awaited GPT-5 has arrived, and it's much more than just a model upgrade. Whether you're a power user of ChatGPT or a developer integrating AI into complex workflows, GPT-5 delivers improvements in accuracy, reasoning, integrations, and developer control that change the game.
This guide covers GPT-5 features, API changes, benchmarks, Gmail and SharePoint integration details, verbosity vs. tokens, free-form tool calls, and clears up the context window size confusion — optimized for both AI enthusiasts and technical teams.