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System Card Scope Primarily Covers Thinking and Main Models

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The claim defines the scope of the system card, signaling that safety and capability disclosures for models other than gpt-5-thinking and gpt-5-main are not covered in the main document.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers seeking evaluation information about GPT-5 models other than gpt-5-thinking and gpt-5-main must consult the appendix rather than the main system card.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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This system card focuses primarily on gpt-5-thinking and gpt-5-main, while evaluations for other models are available in the appendix.

— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI GPT-5 System Card

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Document information
Document
OpenAI GPT-5 System Card
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
July 6, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 6, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-066860
Document ID
CA-D-00923
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
69b6f6c6c1b9cd51d6a1ea03282a0aad54853f436ff7d52476917723688de5ab
Analysis generated
July 6, 2026 22:05 UTC
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI GPT-5 System Card
Record ID: CA-P-066860
Captured: 2026-07-06 22:05:59 UTC
SHA-256: 69b6f6c6c1b9cd51…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-gpt-5-system-card/provision/CA-P-066860/system-card-scope-primarily-covers-thinking-and-main-models/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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What does OpenAI's System Card Scope Primarily Covers Thinking and Main Models clause do?

The claim defines the scope of the system card, signaling that safety and capability disclosures for models other than gpt-5-thinking and gpt-5-main are not covered in the main document.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers seeking evaluation information about GPT-5 models other than gpt-5-thinking and gpt-5-main must consult the appendix rather than the main system card.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 276 platforms. See the full comparison.

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