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big news: the free tier of chatgpt is going to get o3-mini!

(and the plus tier will get tons of o3-mini usage)

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced today on January 23 that the free tier of ChatGPT will now use the o3-mini model, marking a significant shift in how the popular AI chatbot serves its user base. In the same tweet announcing the change, Altman revealed that paid subscribers to ChatGPT Plus and Pro plans will enjoy “tons of o3-mini usage,” giving people an incentive to move to a paid account with the company.

The o3-mini model is part of OpenAI’s latest advancements in its generative AI technology. Although smaller in scale compared to the flagship GPT-4-turbo model, o3-mini promises faster response times, reduced computational requirements, and the ability to handle simpler queries with ease.

This move aims to improve the user experience for free-tier users while allocating premium resources, like GPT-4-turbo, for paid subscribers who rely on the platform for professional and intensive use cases.

This update comes shortly after ChatGPT went down on Thursday, January, 23, at a time when OpenAI is focusing on balancing resource demands. ChatGPT’s free tier has historically been powered by earlier versions of GPT models, but integrating o3-mini represents a strategic pivot toward efficiency. It’s designed to serve the needs of everyday users with lightweight tasks like casual queries, brainstorming, and conversational interaction.

FACT

it's funny how a chinese company (DeepSeek) forces the US company (openAI) to kneel down and offer their latest model, o3-mini, for free to users

agree?

MadHeadLeft2:
Deepseek

nlfpmod:
https://x.com/sama/status/1882478782059327666?t=z29cUDNM_8nhbWjREIheGA&s=19




https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/openais-o3-mini-is-free-for-all-users-what-you-need-to-know



https://x.com/slow_developer/status/1882523264628731924?t=eUTL1A3sqXLz-4bZn2oO_Q&s=08[/quote]OpenAI offering the o3-mini for free to users is likely a move to gather more data, improve the model, and make it even better. With DeepSeek and other competitors pushing hard, OpenAI has to stay competitive.

Ringstonermasks:
eyah... dem wan spoil work for some of us selling the premium package

AfahaAbia:
Rubbish!! Deepseek AI making you people stand on your toes

Drey1:
Lol. Deepseek don teach them lesson. U think nah everyone get money to sub for AI abi. As them see say Deepseek open free for every every, I guess they noticed a decline in the weekly subscription.

MrIcredible:
Is this better?

MrIcredible:
Chatgpt... Saving lifes since after covid...
If you know you know...

NOETHNICITY:
But I’ve been using ChatGPT since 4days for free without paying any fees

SeriouslySense:
Its scary how fast humans are adapting AI, and we are depending on it so much, hmm, a few years ago when i said AI will take peoples Job, some said it will take many years, see, just in few years, AI is a monster. I hate AI and i like AI, it threatens me but also gives me oppurtunities.

Obviouslyblunt:
you are using an older model.

Lorayne:
In few years what happened? Which jobs has it taken?