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In the wake of the widespread release of OpenAI’s o1 model during their ‘Shipmas’ celebration in December 2024, and with only a few weeks left before its official launch, as announced by CEO Sam Altman via a recent post.

We appreciate the efforts of the external safety testers who evaluated o3-mini. We have now concluded our modifications and are about to initiate the release phase, with shipping scheduled within the next couple of weeks. Additionally, we’ve taken note of your suggestions and plan to introduce both the API and ChatGPT simultaneously – they’re looking great!

To our valued external safety testers who tested o3-mini, thank you for your invaluable contributions. We have completed our work and are now initiating the release process, with shipping scheduled to begin approximately two weeks from now. Additionally, we’re excited to announce that we will be launching both the API and ChatGPT simultaneously. (Great news!)

January 17, 2025

As a tech enthusiast, I’ve noticed that Sam Altman has been boasting about the ‘excellent’ user experience of their platform. However, what truly sets it apart is the fact that its reasoning model was significantly shaped by user feedback. This feedback-driven approach led to the simultaneous launch of their Application Programming Interface (API) and ChatGPT, which I believe will further enhance the overall user experience and foster greater engagement within the tech community.

o3 mini details are still cloudy

The OpenAI o3 mini is a component of the ChatGPT creator’s o3 line of reasoning models, which are the upgraded versions of their earlier o1 reasoning models. Notably, OpenAI’s o1 reasoning models come equipped with sophisticated reasoning abilities spanning science, mathematics, and programming. According to reports, the OpenAI o1 and o1-mini models excel in areas such as writing code and error detection, consistently passing OpenAI’s research engineer hiring interviews for coding at a rate of 90-100%. This high performance has led some to speculate that these models could potentially replace human software engineers.

According to this assumption, OpenAI o3 reasoning models should outperform o1 reasoning models when it comes to tackling intricate tasks in fields such as science, programming, and mathematics. Despite being smaller than other models within the same category, the o3 mini reasoning model is anticipated to boast more advanced features upon release.

At the end of last year, the company behind ChatGPT announced its intentions to release a series of o3 reasoning models, with the compact o3 mini set for shipment by the end of January 2025. In April, Microsoft introduced Phi-3 Mini, a smaller AI model that’s expected to match GPT-3.5’s capabilities. OpenAI’s o3 mini is anticipated to go head-to-head with Microsoft’s Phi-3 Mini and similar models from other competitors like Anthropic and Google.

It remains undecided if the O3 line of reasoning models will be accessible to free users, or if they will only be offered with OpenAI’s $20 monthly subscriptions for ChatGPT Plus and Teams, similar to the O1 series. Notably, Sam Altman hinted that those on OpenAI’s $200 ChatGPT Pro plan could benefit more from using the O1 model as it has a greater capacity for tackling complex problems due to its enhanced capabilities.

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2025-01-21 14:09