OpenAI Introduces Full Version of o1 Reasoning Model and Launches $200/Month ChatGPT Pro Subscription

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has pulled back the curtain on the full version of its long-anticipated “o1” reasoning-focused AI model. Alongside this major model upgrade, the firm has also introduced a top-tier subscription plan called ChatGPT Pro, priced at $200 per month. These announcements come during OpenAI’s “12 days of OpenAI” campaign, a period marked by daily livestreams and product rollouts intended to demonstrate the company’s latest innovations in artificial intelligence.

The full version of o1 builds upon the o1-preview model that was first introduced in September. While o1-preview served as a testbed for “reasoning” capabilities — helping ChatGPT handle more complex coding tasks, challenging mathematical problems, and nuanced data analysis — the fully released o1 now takes these abilities to the next level, offering speedier responses, improved accuracy, and broader functionalities. Additionally, OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Pro subscription tier grants access to o1’s even more powerful variant, o1 pro mode, which dedicates additional computational resources to tackle especially difficult questions.

A Reasoning-Focused Model Comes Into Its Own

The o1 model is all about elevating ChatGPT’s reasoning skills. Traditional large language models (LLMs) excel at generating human-like text, but their problem-solving abilities can be limited, especially when…