OpenAI Reintroduces GPT-4o in ChatGPT After User Backlash Over GPT-5
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Emma Roth
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Summary
OpenAI is reintroducing GPT-4o as an option in ChatGPT after users expressed disappointment over its replacement with GPT-5. CEO Sam Altman announced that paid users can switch back to GPT-4o, with the company monitoring usage to determine how long to support legacy models. GPT-5, which offers enhanced writing and coding capabilities, had been eagerly anticipated but faced backlash upon launch.
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We will watch usage as we think about how long to offer legacy models for.
ChatGPT fans have been waiting for the launch of GPT-5, which OpenAI says comes with major improvements to writing and coding capabilities over its predecessors.
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