We are witnessing real time of the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI). A little over two years ago we were surprised by the capabilities of GPT-3.5, the language model behind Chatgpt, and now we have Reasoning models increasingly powerful at hand. And everything seems to indicate that this industry will continue to evolve.
In the early time we talked about Microsoft’s decision to make a version of O1 available to Copilot users, a product that had been limited to payment users. A few hours later we have received news from OpenAI, which has just launched a new reasoning model. It is tata from O3-mini, who has just begun its initial deployment.
O3-mini, the new OpenAI reasoning model
The latest OpenAi responds to a strategy that we have already seen with GPT-4o Mini. Instead that everything revolves around its flagship, the company promotes a series of models aimed at addressing different needs. In this way, O3-mini is part of the O3 family presented at the end of last year, but is focused on speed and efficiency.
It should be noted that those led by Sam Altman had already launched in September 2024, and decided to skip O2 apparently for reasons of registered trademarks. So now we are facing a proposal that promises not only for its fantastic scores in different tests, but because it lands in the chatgpt ‘free’ accounts, also in Spain.
You could use O3-mini by clicking on the ‘Reason’ button
But what does this mean? Well, reasoning models differ from the rest of the models, such as GPT-4, for their ability to thoroughly and step by step your answers. They channel our questions through a “reasoning.” This does not mean that they cannot be wrong, but the answers are much more successful.
The new model is also available in free accounts
Reasoning means time, so this type models are not particularly fast. In any case, for certain scenarios in which reasoned responses are needed in a reasonable amount of time, O3-mini could be a great option. For example, to boost certain applications thanks to access through the API.
O3-mini is a model that embraces Stem problems. That is, if what you are looking for is to perform a literary essay, this will probably not be the ideal model. Now, if your requests are related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics It is likely that this reasoning model can give you some more consistent responses to your needs.
OpenAI has measured the reaction of users with O3-mini and O1-mini. According to their data, external testers opted for the responses of the most recent model. In addition, O3-Mini reduced the “important errors” in the “difficult questions of the real world” in 39% during A/B tests, surpassing O1-mini. A notable fact for free access.
Starting to use O3-mini is very simple. You just have to open the chatgpt web version. In them you will find the new ‘Reason’ button, which you can press every time you want to see the new model in action. If you have a free account, the use will be limited. Those with Plus and Team accounts can send a maximum of 150 messages a day.
If you have a Pro $ 200 per month you can use the model unlimitedly ” already more speed. OpenAI also has a business plan, Chatgpt Enterprise. In this case, users will have to wait until next week to use it. All payment users can choose between low, medium and high levels.
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