OpenAI has officially launched GPT-4.5, also known as Orion, marking its most advanced AI model yet. This model has been trained with more computational power and data than any of its predecessors, enhancing its knowledge depth and emotional intelligence. However, OpenAI does not consider it a frontier model.
GPT-4.5 is available to ChatGPT Pro users and API developers as part of a research preview, with broader access rolling out to additional subscribers soon. OpenAI emphasizes that GPT-4.5 is not a direct replacement for GPT-4o but rather an alternative model with improved performance in factual accuracy and creative tasks.
It performs well on AI benchmarks, surpassing many models in simple question-answering and coding tasks but falling short against top AI reasoning models. Despite its strengths, the cost of running GPT-4.5 is significantly high, leading OpenAI to reconsider its long-term API availability. The model outshines others in creative generation, emotional intelligence, and understanding human intent, making it a promising step forward in AI evolution.
OpenAI acknowledges challenges in scaling laws and aims to merge its GPT and reasoning series in future releases. GPT-4.5 represents both an achievement and a transition point as OpenAI continues to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence.
