Although OpenAI worries about people forming relations with GPT-4o, the company seemingly hasn’t stopped working to make the model better. A new update for the GPT-4o model was due for some time and has finally arrived. OpenAI has quietly released a surprise update for its GPT-4o model. However, it seems the AI company isn’t quite sure how it is better, at least for now.
OpenAI drops a new update for the GPT-4o model but offers a vague explanation
OpenAI took to ChatGPT’s official X (formerly Twitter) account to post about the surprise GPT-4o update on Monday, August 13. In the post, the company added “there’s a new GPT-4o model out in ChatGPT since last week. Hope you all are enjoying it and check it out if you haven’t! we think you’ll like it.”
OpenAI further posted and clarified that this update is barely an improvement to the GPT-4o model, and isn’t a new frontier model like GPT-5 or so. It also mentioned that it continues to improve the existing models with the help of long-term research.
While a new update is always welcoming, it’s surprising to say that OpenAI isn’t sure what the updated model offers. In other words, the company has yet to figure out what improvements the new model brings. OpenAI has shared the release notes for the surprise GPT-4o update. However, it has given a vague description which started with “Bug fixes and performance improvements.”
Users claim that the updated model is apparently better, free users can also access it with a limitation
Although the company hasn’t informed the reason behind this update, a close source at OpenAI told VentureBeat that the surprise GPT-4o update is based on user feedback. VentureBeat also notes that several ChatGPT users got their hands on the new model claiming that there’s a noticeable difference in how the chatbot handles queries and tasks.
Others added that native image generation skills via ChatGPT are also getting activated for some users. While some lauded that the surprise update for GPT-4o has also improved multi-step reasoning.
It is worth noting that the new GPT-4o model is available for all paid users. Don’t worry if you are a free user, you can use it too but with a message limit. Based on these and what OpenAI has said, we have to believe that GPT-4o is better than before. That said, a proper explanation from OpenAI still awaits.