OpenAI will make Deep Research available to free users, according to an X post by CEO Sam Altman. OpenAI will make its Deep Research model available to users on ChatGPT’s free tier soon, according to an X post by CEO Sam Altman. Deep Research is the colloquial name for large language models that use a “test-time” computing method to produce in-depth, detailed research reports. These reports can take anywhere from 30 minutes up to multiple hours to produce, and technologists have said Deep Research could replace humans in jobs like business analysis or finance. Of course, it is important to take these claims with a grain of salt.
Altman also said that OpenAI will consolidate its numerous different AI models. Many people have complained that everyday users do not understand the difference between its varying models and what they offer. “We hate the model picker as much as you do and want to return to magic unified intelligence,” Altman said. “We will next ship GPT-4.5, the model we called Orion internally, as our last non-chain-of-thought model. After that, a top goal for us is to unify o-series models and GPT-series models by creating systems that can use all our tools, know when to think for a long time or not, and generally be useful for a very wide range of tasks.”
At some point in the near future, users on the free tier will gain “unlimited” access to a new model that includes o3 built-in, though Altman says that paid users will get a higher level of intelligence, whatever that means.
Currently, Deep Research is only available to ChatGPT users who pay for its premium, $200-a-month tier. It has always been expected that OpenAI would make its bleeding edge models available to more users as it scales up its server infrastructure , and Altman has confirmed as much in another recent X post . In his typical fashion of writing everything in lowercase like a Gen Z girl, Altman wrote, “i think we are going to initially offer 10 uses per month for ChatGPT plus and 2 per month in the free […]
OpenAI Says It Will Make Its $200 Deep Research Model Available for Free
