OpenAI has launched a “research-grade” version of its main artificial intelligence (AI) model.
“As AI advances, it will solve increasingly complex and critical problems. It also requires significantly more compute to power these capabilities,” the company wrote in its report. announcement Thursday (December 5).
With that in mind, OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Pro, a $200 per month plan that includes unlimited access to the company’s smartest model, OpenAI o1, as well as o1-mini, GPT-4o, and Advanced voice.
Plus, it includes o1 pro mode, a version of o1 that uses more computing to “think harder and provide even better answers” to the toughest problems. OpenAI said it plans to eventually add more powerful, more compute-intensive productivity features to this plan.
“ChatGPT Pro offers researchers, engineers and others who use research-quality intelligence every day a way to accelerate their productivity and stay at the forefront of AI advancements,” the company said.
OpenAI added that evaluations by external expert testers found that o1 pro mode produces more accurate and complete answers, particularly in areas such as data science, programming and case law analysis.
The launch comes a day after OpenAI announced that ChatGPT now has 300 million weekly active users, with 1 billion user messages sent every day on the AI chatbot. Additionally, 1.3 million developers have developed OpenAI in the United States. The figure of 300 million represents an increase of 50 million users in a few weeks.
Meanwhile, this weekend saw the news that OpenAI hopes to bring 1 billion users over the next year, with the company expecting a new stage of growth fueled by new products, new data centers and its collaboration with Apple.
Next year, the company “will become our own research laboratory serving millions of people…hopefully it can reach billions of consumers around the world,” Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said in an interview with Financial Times.
In other AI news, PYMNTS wrote Thursday about new research showing that AI systems employing large language models can now effectively control computer interfaces through natural interaction, autonomously navigating software, completing tasks, and manipulating interfaces like humans do.
“This technology will change our relationship with software” Joan Palmiter BajorekCEO and founder of AI Claritysaid in an interview with PYMNTS. “For most people, talking is one of the most natural ways to interact with another person. So instead of manually clicking buttons, interfaces incorporating voice AI could be some of the most naturalistic we use. Instead of typing a prompt in ChatGPT, you can simply speak your request out loud.
