OpenAI's o3-mini is here and available to all users
OpenAI launches o3-mini, a faster, smarter AI model available for free use.

OpenAI has announced the release of its new AI model, o3-mini, which is now available for all ChatGPT users. This model is claimed to outperform its predecessor, o1-mini, by being 24% faster and offering improved accuracy in math, coding, and science benchmarks.
The o3-mini supports enhanced reasoning features and is capable of utilizing ChatGPT Search to provide users with up-to-date information. OpenAI's mission with this release is to maintain low costs while improving AI quality, having reduced its per-token pricing by 95% since the launch of GPT-4.
The launch coincides with increased competition, notably from China's DeepSeek, whose R1 model recently overtook ChatGPT on the US App Store. OpenAI suspects some of its models were distilled by competitors, emphasizing its ongoing partnership with Microsoft to secure AI technologies.