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Now Available: GPT-5 in Copilot for Microsoft 365


We have exciting news: GPT-5, the latest and most powerful AI from OpenAI, is now available in Copilot for Microsoft 365 as of August 7, 2025! This is a major improvement that makes Copilot even more effective for your work at the University.

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With GPT-5, Copilot is a powerful new tool to help you be more productive and efficient in your work at the University of Miami:

  • If you have opted-in for a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license, you can start using GPT-5 right now! It can already analyze data from both the web and your work files.
  • If you don't have a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license, don't worry! GPT-5 will be rolled out to all Copilot users in the coming weeks, e.g., to use GPT-5 via Copilot on the Web.

Simply click the "Try GPT-5" button within Copilot to start using this enhancement; see screenshot below:

Watch the following video to see GPT-5 within Copilot in action:

What makes GPT-5 different?

Think of it this way: GPT-5 gives Copilot two "brains" to tackle your tasks. It's now smart enough to choose the best approach for your specific request.

  • For simple questions, like asking it to summarize a few documents, Copilot uses a high-speed model. It's designed to be fast and efficient, giving you a quick, accurate response without delay.
  • For complex questions, like asking it to evaluate and rank those documents, Copilot automatically switches to a deeper reasoning model. This model takes its time to create a plan, gather all the necessary information from your emails, documents, and chats, and then double-checks its work before providing a thoughtful and thorough response.

This new capability means Copilot can handle a wide range of tasks—from quick, straightforward requests to more detailed analysis—just like a person would.

Explore frequently asked questions:

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  • When can I use Copilot for Microsoft 365 with GPT-5?

    If you already have opted-in for a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license, GPT-5 is available now. to reason over both web and work data in Microsoft 365—including your calendar, emails, chats, documents, meetings, and contacts—to provide full contextual responses.

    Now, those with active Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses will see a new "Try GPT-5" button in Copilot Chat. Once activated, Copilot will use GPT-5 for that session.

    For users without a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license—e.g., those that only have access to Copilot on the Web—GPT-5 is starting to be rolled out and will be available in the coming weeks.

  • What are some prompts I can try to see GPT-5 in action?

    For all users with Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses, try the following:

    • "Read through my recent emails and chats and provide a comprehensive analysis of my communication style by identifying my core values, strengths, weaknesses, skills, and areas where I can improve professionally."
    • "Get me up to speed on the latest plans related to [project/initiative]. Help me think through what to do next."
    • "Reflecting on our [project], what went well and what didn’t? Can you draft a brief 'lessons learned' summary as if we were documenting a post-mortem for it?"
    • "Look at the last 5 work days, identify all the meetings where I was working on GPT-5, and give me a total number of hours I spent on the topic."


    For all users, including those without Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses, try the following:

    • "Look at the attached project plan and give me five substantive ways to make it better; include rationale for your responses and specific text to insert into the plan."
    • "Use the attached spreadsheet with customer feedback to create a polished executive report that helps upper management decide where to prioritize resources in our next cycle."
    • "We have a draft press release [document]. Find a couple of similar recent announcements on the web and then suggest how to make ours stand out."
    • "As a financial compliance analyst, prepare a summary comparing the Dodd-Frank, Basel III, and MiFID II capital adequacy and reporting requirements for banks."

  • When should I use Microsoft Copilot's Researcher?

    Earlier this year, Microsoft introduced Researcher, their advanced reasoning agent built on OpenAI's deep research model. While GPT-5 dramatically enhances Copilot's ability to handle complex, everyday prompts, Researcher is purpose-built for those times where you need deep, research-intensive work. It excels when you need exhaustive reasoning and synthesis across many sources, whether internal content or external websites. It is ideal for projects like board-level briefs, competitive analyses, and comprehensive client prep.

If you have any questions, or if you experience any technical issues, please contact the IT Service Desk.

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