What the AI Assistant Does

Epicweb’s AI Assistant enhances Optimizely CMS and Commerce by embedding AI directly into your content workflow. Key capabilities include:

• Text suggestions and rewriting – overcome writer’s block with alternative phrasings.

• Multilingual translation – translate entire pages, blocks or properties.

• Automatic summaries – condense long texts into concise, meaningful overviews.

• Image generation and alt-text extraction – generate images or extract metadata from existing ones.

• Tone adjustment and spell-checking – adapt writing style and ensure content is error-free.

This feature set is embedded within the fields you already use, making AI assistance intuitive and unobtrusive.

Introducing GPT-5

OpenAI’s GPT-5 family is its most capable yet. It comes in three variants — main, mini, and nano — each with four reasoning levels: minimal, low, medium, and high.

• GPT-5 – best for the most complex reasoning tasks.

• GPT-5 Mini – a balanced choice for general editorial work with lower latency.

• GPT-5 Nano – ultra-fast and cost-efficient for high-volume or real-time use.

Our recommendation for typical CMS use cases is Mini or Nano combined with the Minimal reasoning level. This gives editors the fastest possible responses while keeping quality high.

Provider Options

You can run GPT-5 through OpenAI directly or work with it via Azure AI Foundry, allowing you to integrate into existing Azure setups and enterprise compliance workflows. The plugin is compatible with Google Gemini, although it is distinct from GPT-5.

Why GPT-5 in Optimizely?

Integrating GPT-5 into the AI Assistant brings notable benefits:

• Deeper reasoning and larger context – handles entire articles and products.

• Reduced hallucinations – improved accuracy compared to earlier models.

• Faster editing workflows – Mini and Nano make AI interaction near-instant.

• Provider flexibility – choose OpenAI or Azure AI Foundry.

• Agentic capabilities – connect with external tools for automation.

How to Enable GPT-5 Models in Your AI Assistant

If you are new to utilizing the Epicweb AI Assistant, installation is merely a few steps away for a developer:

1. Install the package via NuGet

   dotnet add package Epicweb.Optimizely.AIAssistant
2. Register in Startup.cs
3. Annotate properties with [UIHint(AIHint.Textarea)] to enable AI for them.

Example configuration in appsettings.json:

"Epicweb": {
  "AIAssistant": {
    "ApiKey": "YourKey",
    "AccountName": "YourAccountName",
    "ProviderName": "OpenAI",      // or "AzureOpenAI"
    "AIModel": "gpt-5-mini",       // or gpt-5-nano / gpt-5
    "ImageModel": "gpt-image-1"
  }
}

Special Offer – Autumn 2025

Thanks to a sponsorship from Microsoft, we are able to offer free traffic for all GPT usage through Azure AI Foundry during autumn 2025. This is a unique opportunity to explore GPTs in production without usage costs. Contact us to activate your sponsored plan.

Get Started Today

Update your AI Assistant configuration to use GPT-5 and experience the difference. If you are new to the plugin, visit our AI Assistant portal and request a trial. Our team will help you select the right model, reasoning level, and provider to get the best results.