At the GPT-5 launch today, Sam Altman made a bold prediction. The United States remains OpenAI’s largest market, with India coming in second but it might soon overtake the US. He called India’s AI adoption rate “incredibly fast-growing” and highlighted what citizens and businesses there are doing with AI as “really quite remarkable”.
GPT-5 Launch and Market Push
OpenAI released GPT-5 in three versions standard, mini and nano making advanced AI available to all users with usage limits and upgrades for paid tiers. Compared to its predecessors, GPT-five delivers better reasoning, faster responses, improved accuracy and reduced hallucinations. It now understands over a dozen Indian languages and offers tools like Gmail and Calendar integration and personalized AI personas.
Altman announced plans to expand offerings in India, make them more affordable and partner with local stakeholders. A visit to the country in September is on the cards. That signals a clear intent to deepen engagement with Indian developers, businesses and users.
OpenAI just made more than a technical update. The GPT-5 launch came with a strategic signal: India doesn’t just matter it could become the biggest market. That matters for developers, startups and policy wonks paying attention to the AI race.
