Wrote up some notes on the API version of GPT-5's hidden system prompt – it definitely adds today's date and appears to add other stuff too I'd really like to see this documented by @OpenAIDevs – as an API user I want visibility into the whole prompt! https://
simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/gp
t-5-has-a-hidden-system-prompt/
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