OpenAI Agent Builder brings ChatGPT integration with GPT-5; here’s how it works, features offered, and more

GPT-5 brings deeper real-world app integration through Agent Builder
OpenAI has expanded its Agent Builder platform to integrate apps and services directly inside ChatGPT, powered by GPT-5. This update enables users to interact with third-party apps such as Spotify without leaving their chat window. GPT-5’s enhanced reasoning and contextual awareness allow it to perform complex, multi-step actions — from managing app functions to creating personalized suggestions — through a natural conversation. The integration marks OpenAI’s latest move to make ChatGPT a unified platform for information, entertainment, and productivity.

Spotify becomes one of the first partners in ChatGPT integration
Spotify is among the first major platforms to connect with ChatGPT under the new Agent Builder model. Starting this week, both Free and Premium users can link their Spotify accounts within ChatGPT to receive AI-driven music and podcast recommendations. Users can simply mention Spotify in their prompt — for instance, “Play relaxing jazz” or “Make a road trip playlist” — and GPT-5 will pull relevant results in real time. Once connected, users can tap any song or playlist within the chat to open it directly in the Spotify app for immediate playback.

How it works: linking Spotify with ChatGPT
When a user mentions Spotify for the first time, ChatGPT prompts them to connect their Spotify account. After linking, GPT-5 can access listening preferences to recommend songs, artists, albums, or podcast episodes. It can also create mood-based or context-specific playlists — like study sessions, workouts, or commutes — based on the tone of the conversation. Free users can access existing Spotify playlists such as Discover Weekly and New Music Friday, while Premium users can generate new, fully personalized playlists using their prompts.

Privacy, control, and AI transparency
Spotify’s integration with ChatGPT is opt-in, ensuring that users maintain full control over their connections. Accounts can be connected or disconnected at any time. Spotify has clarified that it will not share any audio or video content with OpenAI for training purposes. The company added that creators’ and artists’ rights remain fully protected, maintaining transparency as AI functionality expands across platforms.

Global rollout and what’s next
The Spotify app within ChatGPT is now live in English across 145 countries for all ChatGPT Free, Plus, and Pro users on both web and mobile (iOS and Android). OpenAI said more app partnerships are expected in the coming months as GPT-5’s Agent Builder framework evolves. The integration reflects OpenAI’s broader goal — turning ChatGPT into a multifunctional digital assistant that connects directly with real-world tools and services, making AI interactions more practical and personalized than ever.