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OpenAI Releases Smarter AI Models

OpenAI today announced the release of new o3 and o4-mini AI models, which the company says are its smartest models to date. o3 and o4-mini can use and combine all ChatGPT tools, including web searches, analyzing files and data with Python, reasoning about visual input, and generating images.

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The models have been trained to reason about when and how to use different tools to provide detailed and thorough information, and to better understand and answer multi-faceted questions. They are able to "think" with images, blending visual and textual reasoning.

o3 excels at coding, math, science, and visual perception, and OpenAI says that it's ideal for complex queries where an answer is not immediately obvious, and it is adept at visual tasks like analyzing charts and graphics.

o4-mini is a smaller model that is optimized for quick and cost-efficient reasoning, and it is ideal for math, coding, and visual tasks. It supports higher usage limits than o3. Both of the new models are designed to be more natural and conversational, offering more useful and verifiable responses.

o3, o4-mini, and o4-mini-high are available to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team users as of today, replacing o1, o3-mini, and o3-mini-high. Free users are able to try o4-mini by using the "Think" option in the composer when submitting a query. Rate limits remain the same.

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19 months ago


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19 months ago
As a Plus User i am confused which model i should use now.
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19 months ago
Running circles around Siri
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19 months ago
Really wish they would stop calling it OpenAI.
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19 months ago
I'd put quotation marks around "smarter"
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19 months ago
This is such a fun time to be a tech nerd!!! 🤓

I love finding cool new ways of using both hardware and software. These AI models have advanced so quickly, it’s incredibly interesting to see how they improve on previous tasks, and also how completely new things are increasingly possible!

Example: The other day, I was given a sheet of paper with a list of doctor’s offices on it with addresses. To decide which one would be best for my family, I started by snapping a pic and asking ChatGPT which was closest to my home. It spit out an answer in seconds, giving me a great starting point!
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