OpenAI announces new AI model that 'thinks more deeply about answers'

Sep 12 (edited) in GPTs 🤖

OpenAI has announced o1, a new language model that, compared to the company’s GPT models, takes more time to answer and 'thinks more deeply'. OpenAI remains vague about how this works exactly.

The model had the codename Strawberry and is called o1, with a smaller version named o1-mini, the company reports. Paying customers already have access or will get it soon, while free users will gain access to the smaller version in the future. The model is not as versatile as the current GPT-4o; it cannot upload files, generate images, or browse the web.

The new o1 model distinguishes itself in reasoning. It first produces a long 'chain of thought' before answering, OpenAI explains. Since the model tries to arrive at answers in multiple ways, it is said to make fewer mistakes. This should also reduce hallucinations, although hallucinations are still possible with the new model.

OpenAI chose not to use the abbreviation GPT for this model. The "1" in its name indicates that the reasoning makes it a different type of model: it is the first version of a new series. Compared to GPT-4o, the model scores better on various tests and is more resistant to jailbreaking. However, using it via the API is 3-4 times more expensive than using GPT-4o.

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