Now Live: GPT-5 on DigitalOcean

We’re excited to announce that GPT-5 is now available on DigitalOcean .

With this update, developers can start using GPT-5 immediately via serverless inference APIs. Alternatively, you can bring your own OpenAI API key to integrate the new model.

Get started now

Curl command

curl https://inference.do-ai.run/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai-gpt-5",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Explain quantum computing in simple terms"
      }
    ],
    "temperature": 0.7,
    "max_tokens": 1000
}'

Why GPT-5?

The latest model from OpenAI, GPT-5 brings major improvements in reasoning, specialization, and overall performance. It excels at complex tasks like financial planning, medical document analysis, code generation, and creative content creation. Whether you’re building advanced copilots, research tools, or generative experiences, GPT-5 makes it easier to deliver high-quality, domain-aware results, faster and with greater accuracy.

What’s New

• Code-first support: Access GPT-5 instantly using our serverless inference APIs no infrastructure needed.
• Agent-ready: Use GPT-5 as the brain behind your agents.
• BYO OpenAI Key: Prefer your own OpenAI billing setup? No problem. You can bring your own OpenAI key and use GPT-5 within your agent workflow

Deploy today

This release is ideal for developers who need production-ready access to cutting-edge models without GPU setup or model management.

-> New to DigitalOcean? Create an account and then generate your model access key.

-> Existing customers can start using GPT-5 immediately via serverless inference APIs, the Gradient AI Platform SDK, or by bringing your own OpenAI Key for your Gradient AI Platform agent workflow.