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Pioneering research on the path to AGI

We believe our research will eventually lead to artificial general intelligence, a system that can solve human-level problems. Our mission is to ensure that AGI benefits all of humanity.

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Focus areas

We use Deep Learning to leverage large amounts of data and advanced reasoning to train AI systems for task completion.

GPT

OpenAI’s GPT series models are fast, versatile, and cost-efficient AI systems designed to understand context, generate content, and reason across text, images, and more.

Advanced frontier model for professional work and long-running agents

ReleaseDec 11, 20257 min read

A smarter, more conversational ChatGPT

ReleaseNov 12, 20258 min read

Our smartest, fastest, and most useful model yet, with thinking built in

ReleaseAug 7, 202515 min read

o series

OpenAI’s o series models are advanced reasoning AI systems that use chain-of-thought processes to solve complex STEM problems through logical, step-by-step analysis.

Our smartest and most capable models to date with full tool access

OpenAI o3 and o4-miniApr 16, 202511 min read

Pushing the frontier of cost-effective reasoning

OpenAI o3-miniJan 31, 20256 min read

Learning to reason with LLMs

OpenAI o1Sep 12, 20249 min read

Visual

Our research on generative modeling for images has led to representation models like CLIP, which makes a map between text and images that an AI can read, and DALL-E, a tool for creating vivid images from text descriptions.

Physically accurate, realistic, and controllable with synchronized dialogue and sound effects

Sora 2Sep 30, 20258 min read

A natively multimodal model capable of precise, accurate, photorealistic outputs

Image GenerationMar 25, 20256 min read

Simulating worlds with video generation models

Sora 1Feb 15, 202411 min read

Audio

Our research on applying AI to audio processing and audio generation has led to developments in automatic speech recognition and original musical compositions.

Introducing next-generation audio models in the API

Voice AgentsMar 20, 20256 min read

Navigating the challenges and opportunities of synthetic voices

Voice EngineMar 29, 20248 min read

Approaching human-level robustness and accuracy on English speech recognition

WhisperSep 21, 20222 min read

Text

Our text models are advanced language processing tools that can generate, classify, and summarize text with high levels of coherence and accuracy.

Aligning language models to follow instructions

PublicationJan 27, 20228 min read

Summarizing books with human feedback

PublicationSep 23, 20214 min read

Language models are few-shot learners

MilestoneMay 28, 20203 min read

“Safely aligning powerful AI systems is one of the most important unsolved problems for our mission. Techniques like learning from human feedback are helping us get closer, and we are actively researching new techniques to help us fill the gaps.”

Josh Achiam, Researcher at OpenAI

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