OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said that India could soon overtake the United States to become OpenAI's largest market globally. Currently ranked second, India has seen explosive growth in AI adoption, with users showing an “incredibly fast-growing” and “remarkable” approach to applying the technology. Speaking at a media briefing coinciding with the launch of ChatGPT-5, Altman praised Indian users for their creativity and innovation in AI usage. “India is our second-largest market in the world after the US, and it may well become our largest market. What citizens of India are doing with AI is really quite remarkable,” he said.

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OpenAI’s Focus on India

Altman revealed that OpenAI is placing special emphasis on expanding its presence in India, including working with local partners to make AI more accessible and affordable. “We’re especially focused on bringing products to India, making AI work great for the country and ensuring affordability. We’ve been paying close attention to the market given its rate of growth, and I’m excited to visit in September,” he added.

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GPT-5 Launch: More Power, More Flexibility

Alongside these remarks, OpenAI unveiled GPT-5, its most advanced AI model yet, available in three sizes via API — gpt-5, gpt-5-mini, and gpt-5-nano. The company says the variations will allow developers to balance performance, cost, and response speed according to their needs. In ChatGPT, GPT-5 operates through a mix of reasoning, non-reasoning, and router models. However, in the API platform, GPT-5 refers specifically to the reasoning model used for maximum performance. OpenAI clarified that the minimal reasoning model offered to developers is different from the non-reasoning version in ChatGPT, which is available as gpt-5-chat-latest.