OpenAI’s Brain Juice Toggle: Unleash GPT-5’s Inner Genius or Keep It Light!
OpenAI unveils a new toggle for fine-tuning GPT-5 Thinking’s brainpower. Plus and Pro subscribers can now adjust “juice” levels. From Light’s quick wit to Heavy’s deep dives, it’s all about choosing how hard you want the AI to think. Perfect for when you need answers fast or a philosophical debate.

Hot Take:
Brace yourselves, folks! OpenAI has just handed us the keys to the GPT-5 brain mansion, letting us decide how much brain juice we want it to squeeze. It’s like choosing between a gentle breeze or a full-blown hurricane of thought. Prepare for some mind-boggling, brain-toggling times ahead!
Key Points:
- OpenAI introduces a new toggle for controlling GPT-5’s reasoning effort.
- The toggle is a replacement for a previously planned slider.
- Reasoning levels, dubbed “juice” values, offer different depth options.
- Standard, Extended, Light, and Heavy juice levels are available.
- Feature exclusively available to Plus, Pro, and Business subscribers.
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