GPT-4o is the latest and most advanced large language model (LLM) AI from OpenAI, offering an array of new features for both free and paid users. This multimodal AI enhancement brings faster response times, improved comprehension, and numerous new capabilities set to be rolled out in the coming weeks.
With growing competition from Meta’s Llama 3 and Google’s Gemini, OpenAI’s latest release aims to stay ahead in the AI landscape. Here’s why GPT-4o is generating excitement.
Availability and Pricing
For those using the free version of ChatGPT and eyeing the features exclusive to ChatGPT Plus users, there’s great news! You can now enjoy image detection, file uploads, custom GPTs from the GPT Store, Memory to retain conversation context, and advanced data analysis and calculations.
GPT-4o delivers the high intelligence of the standard GPT-4 model, even though it was built from the ground up as a multimodal AI. One of its standout features is its lower computational cost, requiring fewer tokens to operate, making it accessible to a wider user base.
However, free users will have a limited number of messages they can send to GPT-4o each day. Once this limit is reached, users will be switched to the GPT-3.5 model.
Speed and Performance
A major improvement with GPT-4o is its speed. Unlike GPT-4, which was significantly slower despite its advancements and the introduction of GPT-4 Turbo, GPT-4o offers almost instantaneous responses. This enhancement makes text responses faster and more actionable, with voice conversations occurring nearly in real-time.
While speed might seem like a minor upgrade, the ability to get near-instant responses makes GPT-4o a highly effective tool for tasks such as translation and conversational assistance. This improvement enhances the user experience, making interactions more fluid and efficient.
Improved Comprehension
GPT-4o understands you much better than its predecessors, especially in spoken interactions. It can read tone and intention more accurately, adapting its responses to be relaxed and friendly or serious and professional, depending on your needs. When analyzing code or text, it considers your intentions more deeply, providing more accurate and relevant responses with less specific prompting.
GPT-4o is also better at interpreting video and images, giving it a more comprehensive understanding of the world. In several demos, OpenAI showcased GPT-4o’s ability to describe rooms and objects filmed by users, even having one AI describe the space to another version of itself, which then responded based on that description.
Native macOS Desktop App
While Windows users are still limited to the basic Copilot, macOS users will soon enjoy full access to ChatGPT and the new GPT-4o model directly from their desktops. The new native macOS desktop app will feature an updated user interface, making ChatGPT more accessible and easier to use than ever before.
The app will be available to most ChatGPT Plus users in the coming days and will roll out to free users in the following weeks. A Windows version is also expected later this year.
What’s Available Now
As of now, the public has access to the text and image modes of GPT-4o. Advanced voice support, real-time video comprehension, and the macOS desktop app are still in development and will be available soon.
These updates and more exciting enhancements for ChatGPT are just around the corner, promising to elevate the user experience to new heights.