12 Days of OpenAI: Day 1 - New Pro Tier and Full o1 Release

San Francisco, CA – OpenAI kicked off a series of announcements today with the launch of ChatGPT Pro, a premium subscription plan designed for users who need the most advanced AI capabilities, and the official release of its powerful o1 model. This marks the first day of what the company is teasing as "12 Days of OpenAI," promising a wave of new features and updates.

ChatGPT Pro: Powering Advanced AI Use Cases

Priced at $200 per month, ChatGPT Pro caters to researchers, engineers, and other professionals who demand the highest levels of performance and access from AI models. As AI continues to tackle increasingly complex problems, more computational power is required. ChatGPT Pro delivers on this need with:

• Unlimited Access to Top-Tier Models: Subscribers get unrestricted use of OpenAI’s most sophisticated models, including the now fully released o1, the o1-mini, GPT-4o, and Advanced Voice capabilities.
• Introducing o1 Pro Mode: This specialized mode leverages even greater compute resources, allowing o1 to "think harder" and provide more reliable and in-depth answers, particularly in demanding areas like data science, coding, and legal analysis.
• Future-Proofing with More Power: OpenAI plans to continually add more compute-intensive features and productivity tools to the Pro plan, ensuring subscribers remain at the cutting edge of AI advancements.

 

o1 Pro Mode: Deeper Thinking for Tougher Problems

A key highlight of ChatGPT Pro is o1 Pro Mode, designed specifically for tackling the most challenging tasks. Extensive testing demonstrates its superiority over previous models:

• Enhanced Reliability: o1 Pro Mode excels not just in getting the right answer once, but in consistently delivering accurate results across multiple attempts (measured by a "4/4 reliability” metric).
• Top Performance on Benchmarks: Significant improvements are seen in competition-level math (AIME 2024), coding challenges (Codeforces), and PhD-level science questions (GPQA Diamond), both in single-attempt accuracy and 4/4 reliability.

o1 Graduates from Preview: Faster, Smarter, and More Versatile

Alongside the Pro tier, OpenAI announced that its o1 model is now officially out of preview and available to all users. The full release brings significant upgrades:

• Improved Reasoning and Performance: Faster and more powerful capabilities across coding, mathematics, and writing tasks.
• Visual Understanding: o1 now supports image uploads, allowing it to analyze and reason about visual content, enhancing the depth and usefulness of its responses.
• Greater Efficiency: o1 is more concise in its processing, leading to faster response times compared to its preview version.
• Reduced Error Rate: Testing shows a 34% decrease in major errors on complex, real-world questions compared to o1-preview.

Investing in Research and the Future of AI

OpenAI is also demonstrating its commitment to leveraging AI for societal good. The company is launching a grant program, awarding 10 ChatGPT Pro subscriptions to medical researchers at leading US institutions. This initial wave focuses on areas like rare disease genetics, biomedical data analysis, aging and dementia, and cancer immunotherapy. OpenAI plans to expand this program to other regions and research fields.

Availability and What's Next

ChatGPT Pro is available immediately for $200 per month. Users can access o1 Pro Mode by selecting it within the ChatGPT interface. OpenAI notes that due to the increased computational demands of o1 Pro Mode, response times may be longer, and users will be kept informed with progress bars and notifications. Many of these new features and capabilities will also be rolled out to existing subscribers over time.

OpenAI is keeping the details of the remaining "12 Days of OpenAI" announcements under wraps, but today's news signals a significant push towards more powerful, accessible, and impactful AI.