OpenAI Unveils Costly o1-pro AI Model
OpenAI has rolled out a beefed-up version of its o1 "reasoning" AI model, dubbed o1-pro, through its developer API. They're touting that o1-pro crunches more data than its predecessor, promising "consistently better responses." But here's the catch: it's only accessible to developers who've shelled out at least $5 on OpenAI's API services, and it comes with a hefty price tag.
We're talking $150 per million tokens (that's about 750,000 words) you feed into the model, and a whopping $600 per million tokens it spits out. That's double the cost of OpenAI's GPT-4.5 for input and a staggering ten times the price of the regular o1 model.
OpenAI is banking on o1-pro's enhanced performance to justify these sky-high prices. "O1-pro in the API is a version of o1 that uses more computing to think harder and provide even better answers to the hardest problems," an OpenAI spokesperson dished to TechCrunch. "After getting many requests from our developer community, we're excited to bring it to the API to offer even more reliable responses."
But don't get too excited just yet. Early feedback on o1-pro, which has been available to ChatGPT Pro subscribers since December, hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows. Users reported that the model stumbled over Sudoku puzzles and got bamboozled by simple optical illusion jokes.
What's more, some internal benchmarks from OpenAI late last year revealed that o1-pro only edged out the standard o1 slightly on coding and math problems. Sure, it answered those questions more reliably, but the improvement was pretty modest.
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PaulTaylor
August 19, 2025 at 11:01:05 AM EDT
¡Vaya, el o1-pro de OpenAI suena potente, pero qué caro! 😅 ¿Realmente vale la pena pagar tanto por respuestas más precisas? Me pregunto si esto será solo para grandes empresas o si los desarrolladores pequeños también lo usarán.
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JohnHernández
August 15, 2025 at 11:00:59 PM EDT
This o1-pro sounds like a beast, but $600 per million output tokens? That's a wallet-killer! 😅 I'm curious if the 'better responses' are worth the price—anyone tested it yet?
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WillieJones
April 24, 2025 at 2:33:27 PM EDT
El modelo o1-pro es una bestia! Es como tener un asistente superinteligente que puede manejar más datos que nunca. Pero hombre, ¡es caro! Solo los grandes jugadores pueden permitírselo. Aún así, si tienes el dinero, vale la pena por esas respuestas consistentemente mejores. 💸🔥
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PatrickMartinez
April 20, 2025 at 8:38:35 PM EDT
O modelo o1-pro é uma fera! É como ter um assistente superinteligente que pode lidar com mais dados do que nunca. Mas cara, é caro! Só os grandes jogadores podem pagar isso. Ainda assim, se você tem o dinheiro, vale a pena por aquelas respostas consistentemente melhores. 💸🔥
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LarryMartin
April 18, 2025 at 12:39:16 PM EDT
o1-pro 모델은 정말 강력해요! 이전보다 더 많은 데이터를 처리할 수 있는 초스마트한 어시스턴트를 가진 것 같아요. 하지만 가격이 너무 비싸요! 큰 회사만 사용할 수 있을 것 같아요. 그래도 돈이 있다면 일관되게 좋은 응답을 얻을 수 있어서 가치가 있어요. 💸🔥
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JustinHarris
April 16, 2025 at 9:15:51 AM EDT
The o1-pro model is a beast! It's like having a super-smart assistant that can handle more data than ever before. But man, it's pricey! Only the big players can afford this. Still, if you've got the cash, it's worth it for those consistently better responses. 💸🔥
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August 19, 2025 at 11:01:05 AM EDT
¡Vaya, el o1-pro de OpenAI suena potente, pero qué caro! 😅 ¿Realmente vale la pena pagar tanto por respuestas más precisas? Me pregunto si esto será solo para grandes empresas o si los desarrolladores pequeños también lo usarán.
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August 15, 2025 at 11:00:59 PM EDT
This o1-pro sounds like a beast, but $600 per million output tokens? That's a wallet-killer! 😅 I'm curious if the 'better responses' are worth the price—anyone tested it yet?
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April 24, 2025 at 2:33:27 PM EDT
El modelo o1-pro es una bestia! Es como tener un asistente superinteligente que puede manejar más datos que nunca. Pero hombre, ¡es caro! Solo los grandes jugadores pueden permitírselo. Aún así, si tienes el dinero, vale la pena por esas respuestas consistentemente mejores. 💸🔥
0
April 20, 2025 at 8:38:35 PM EDT
O modelo o1-pro é uma fera! É como ter um assistente superinteligente que pode lidar com mais dados do que nunca. Mas cara, é caro! Só os grandes jogadores podem pagar isso. Ainda assim, se você tem o dinheiro, vale a pena por aquelas respostas consistentemente melhores. 💸🔥
0
April 18, 2025 at 12:39:16 PM EDT
o1-pro 모델은 정말 강력해요! 이전보다 더 많은 데이터를 처리할 수 있는 초스마트한 어시스턴트를 가진 것 같아요. 하지만 가격이 너무 비싸요! 큰 회사만 사용할 수 있을 것 같아요. 그래도 돈이 있다면 일관되게 좋은 응답을 얻을 수 있어서 가치가 있어요. 💸🔥
0
April 16, 2025 at 9:15:51 AM EDT
The o1-pro model is a beast! It's like having a super-smart assistant that can handle more data than ever before. But man, it's pricey! Only the big players can afford this. Still, if you've got the cash, it's worth it for those consistently better responses. 💸🔥
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