OpenAI do not treat API and ChatGPT user equally

The ChatGPT versions of O1 models and what the API will offer are not equivalent.

ChatGPT Plus users were switched to an “O1”-named model that underperforms the previous “preview” version that was available, now gone.

ChatGPT Pro gives an “O1 Pro” that OpenAI has stated is different than any API “O1”. - regardless of “reasoning_effort” used with the API “O1” model.


API users will have " o1-preview-2024-09-12" still, along with " o1-mini-2024-09-12". It has very limited input parameters. The quality of past documentation is degraded, replaced by o1 usage.

o1” also will have just a subset of parameters supported. It does add vision for image input.

o1”, though, is deployed to a very limited subset of tier-5 users, a slow rollout to the $1000+ paid club. (I’m still sitting here with no tier-5 access).

The Assistants API implies use of tools. No tool support = no Assistants support.

So you are correct. API developers are not treated equally. Many ChatGPT features, even a “continue” button, or editing a DALL-E image, cannot be replicated on the API.

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