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@www.trendforce.com //
OpenAI is enhancing its AI models with improved reasoning and logical capabilities, focusing on chain-of-thought techniques and multimodal approaches. The company's o3-mini model now offers users a more detailed view of its reasoning process, a move towards greater transparency. This change aims to bridge the gap with models like DeepSeek-R1, which already reveals its complete chain-of-thought.

OpenAI also plans to launch the o3 Deep Research agent to both free and ChatGPT Plus users. This advancement will enable the model to generate comprehensive reports following extended inference periods, directly competing with Google's Gemini 2.0 reasoning models. These improvements highlight OpenAI's ongoing efforts to refine AI reasoning and provide users with more insights into the decision-making processes of its models.

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  • Last Week in AI: #199 - OpenAI's 03-mini, Gemini Thinking, Deep Research, s1
  • bdtechtalks.com: OpenAI reveals o3’s reasoning process to bridge gap with DeepSeek-R1
  • www.analyticsvidhya.com: OpenAI’s o1 and o3-mini are advanced reasoning models that differ from the base GPT-4 (often referred to as GPT-4o) in how they process prompts and produce answers.

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OpenAI launched its latest model, the o3-mini, last Friday. It is the first member of the o3 family of models. According to benchmarks, o3-mini displays comparable performance to model o1 while being roughly 15 times cheaper and about five times faster. There are two specialized variants of o3-mini: o3-mini-high, which takes more time to reason for more in-depth answers, and o3-mini-low, which prioritizes speed for quicker responses.

Along with o3-mini, OpenAI has also launched Deep Research, a feature that allows pro subscribers to do deep research. The o3-mini is a streamlined version of OpenAI’s most advanced AI model, o3, which focuses on efficiency and speed. It offers advanced reasoning capabilities, enabling it to break down complex problems and provide effective solutions.

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  • composio.dev: OpenAI launched its latest model, the o3-mini, last Friday.
  • SingularityHub: OpenAI launched its latest model, the o3-mini, last Friday.
  • Composio: OpenAI launched its latest model, the o3-mini, last Friday. It is the first member of the o3 family of models.
  • Analytics Vidhya: 5 o3-mini Prompts to Try Out Today
  • Tao of Mac: This blog post contains notes on various topics, including OpenAI's o3-mini model.
  • AI GPT Journal: OpenAI's latest model, o3-mini, is a faster and more cost-effective reasoning model. It's also available through the OpenAI API.
  • shellypalmer.com: OpenAI's o3-mini model is faster and more cost-effective.
  • techcrunch.com: OpenAI now reveals more of its o3-mini models' thought process.
  • bdtechtalks.com: OpenAI reveals o3's reasoning process to bridge gap with DeepSeek-R1
  • bdtechtalks.com: OpenAI reveals o3’s reasoning process to bridge gap with DeepSeek-R1
  • futurism.com: In a statement posted on his arch-nemesis Elon Musk's social network, Altman wrote circuitously around the previously slated launch of o3, the latest awkwardly-named version of its frontier reasoning model that said to cost more than $1,000 worth of computing power per query. "In both ChatGPT and our API, we will release GPT-5 as a system that integrates a lot of our technology, including o3," the statement reads. OpenAI is not alone in this trend. After a period of intense excitement surrounding its GPT-3, OpenAI has increasingly had to contend with a flood of similarly-capable models, particularly from China, where the government has provided billions of dollars in research funds. While many researchers and investors thought OpenAI had a firm grip on the field, with GPT-4 and the planned release of o3, the company has faced challenges with DeepSeek, a Chinese AI model that appears to be as powerful as OpenAI's latest models but far less expensive to use.
  • Xbox Wire: OpenAI's o3 model has enhanced reasoning capabilities and provides detailed reports.
  • the-decoder.com: OpenAI's o3 model is generating increasingly sophisticated code, but safeguards against malicious exploitation are critical. The article discusses the need for further research and safety precautions to ensure responsible and ethical development of such advanced technology.

@www.theverge.com //
OpenAI launched its latest model, o3-mini, last Friday, marking the debut of the o3 family of models. There are two specialized variants: o3-mini-high, which prioritizes in-depth answers and reasoning, and o3-mini-low, which focuses on faster responses. Benchmarks show o3-mini offers comparable performance to its predecessor, o1, at approximately 15 times cheaper and five times faster, positioning it as the best model based on cost-to-performance ratio currently available, especially with Deepseek r1 being primarily unavailable outside of China.

The o3-mini stands out as the only OpenAI model showcasing a chain of thought, although it is a summarized version of the actual reasoning process. It is also the first reasoning model to have function-calling support. The model has demonstrated superior scores compared to o1 on FrontierMath, Codeforces, and GPQA. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggests that merging larger pre-trained models with reasoning capabilities could unlock new scientific knowledge, overcoming the limitations of scaling through pre-training alone.

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  • techcrunch.com: OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest reasoning model that it says is largely on par with o1 and o1-mini in capability, but runs faster and costs less (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
  • www.theverge.com: O3-mini will be available to all ChatGPT users, the first time free users of the chatbot will be able to try out OpenAI's reasoning models (Tom Warren/The Verge)
  • www.techmeme.com: O3-mini will be available to all ChatGPT users, the first time free users of the chatbot will be able to try out OpenAI's reasoning models (Tom Warren/The Verge)
  • Techmeme: OpenAI's o3-mini is out today. As with other o-series models it's a slightly difficult one to evaluate …
  • community.openai.com: OpenAI has launched o3-mini, a new reasoning model that offers improved performance over o1 while being significantly cheaper. This model supports various features and is available in the API, Assistants API, and Batch API.
  • simonwillison.net: OpenAI's o3-mini is out today and offers a lower cost and faster performance than GPT-4o and o1, costing $1.10 per 1M input tokens and $4.40 per 1M output tokens.
  • Composio: OpenAI launched its latest model, the o3-mini, last Friday.
  • AI News | VentureBeat: OpenAI is now showing more details of the reasoning process of o3-mini, its latest reasoning model.
  • Analytics Vidhya: OpenAI’s o3- mini is not even a week old and it’s already a favorite amongst ChatGPT users.
  • composio.dev: A blog post comparing OpenAI's o3-mini model to DeepSeek R1.

@www.theverge.com //
OpenAI has recently launched its o3-mini model, the first in their o3 family, showcasing advancements in both speed and reasoning capabilities. The model comes in two variants: o3-mini-high, which prioritizes in-depth reasoning, and o3-mini-low, designed for quicker responses. Benchmarks indicate that o3-mini offers comparable performance to its predecessor, o1, but at a significantly reduced cost, being approximately 15 times cheaper and five times faster. This is especially interesting because o3-mini is cheaper than GPT-4o, despite having a usage limit of 150 messages per hour compared to the unrestricted GPT-4o, showcasing its cost-effectiveness.

OpenAI is also now providing more detailed insights into the reasoning process of o3-mini, addressing criticism regarding transparency and competition from models like DeepSeek-R1. This includes revealing summarized versions of the chain of thought (CoT) used by the model, offering users greater clarity on its reasoning logic. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes that merging large language model scaling with reasoning capabilities could lead to "new scientific knowledge," hinting at future advancements beyond current limitations in inventing new algorithms or fields.

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References :
  • techcrunch.com: OpenAI on Friday launched a new AI "reasoning" model, o3-mini, the newest in the company's o family of reasoning models.
  • www.theverge.com: o3-mini should outperform o1 and provide faster, more accurate answers.
  • community.openai.com: Today we’re releasing the latest model in our reasoning series, OpenAI o3-mini, and you can start using it now in the API.
  • Techmeme: OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest reasoning model that it says is largely on par with o1 and o1-mini in capability, but runs faster and costs less.
  • simonwillison.net: OpenAI's o3-mini costs $1.10 per 1M input tokens and $4.40 per 1M output tokens, cheaper than GPT-4o, which costs $2.50 and $10, and o1, which costs $15 and $60.
  • community.openai.com: This article discusses the release of OpenAI's o3-mini model and its capabilities, including its ability to search the web for data and return what it found.
  • futurism.com: This article discusses the release of OpenAI's o3-mini reasoning model, aiming to improve the performance of large language models (LLMs) by handling complex reasoning tasks. This new model is projected to be an advancement in both performance and cost efficiency.
  • the-decoder.com: This article discusses how OpenAI's o3-mini reasoning model is poised to advance scientific knowledge through the merging of LLM scaling and reasoning capabilities.
  • www.analyticsvidhya.com: This blog post highlights the development and use of OpenAI's reasoning model, focusing on its increased performance and cost-effectiveness compared to previous generations. The emphasis is on its use for handling complex reasoning tasks.
  • AI News | VentureBeat: OpenAI is now showing more details of the reasoning process of o3-mini, its latest reasoning model. The change was announced on OpenAI’s X account and comes as the AI lab is under increased pressure by DeepSeek-R1, a rival open model that fully displays its reasoning tokens.
  • Composio: This article discusses OpenAI's o3-mini model and its performance in reasoning tasks.
  • composio.dev: This article discusses OpenAI's release of the o3-mini model, highlighting its improved speed and efficiency in AI reasoning.
  • THE DECODER: Training larger and larger language models (LLMs) with more and more data hits a wall.
  • Analytics Vidhya: OpenAI’s o3- mini is not even a week old and it’s already a favorite amongst ChatGPT users.
  • slviki.org: OpenAI unveils o3-mini, a faster, more cost-effective reasoning model
  • singularityhub.com: This post talks about improvements in LLMs, focusing on the new o3-mini model from OpenAI.
  • computational-intelligence.blogspot.com: This blog post summarizes various AI-related news stories, including the launch of OpenAI's o3-mini model.
  • www.lemonde.fr: OpenAI's new o3-mini model is designed to be faster and more cost-effective than prior models.