OpenAI Launches GPT-OSS: A Free, Open-Weight AI Model That Runs on Laptops and Competes with Closed Models

OpenAI always tries to broaden its ecosystem with new platforms and initiatives. One of the best examples is the innovative ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence platform that is open to all and flexible. The latest addition from the tech giant is the GPT-OSS, which is an open-source model. It can be downloaded, customized, and even run on a personal laptop, just like ChatGPT.

The company is taking a step forward in helping developers and organizations with powerful and cost-effective platforms like GPT-OSS. The platform is an open-source platform that provides accessible AI tools for businesses and individual creators.

GPT-OSS Availability and Variants

Talking about the GPT-OSS, the platform is available in two variants, including a 120-billion-parameter model and a 20-billion-parameter model. The 120-billion-parameter model is just like OpenAI’s o4-mini and hence, it only requires a single Nvidia GPU. Nevertheless, the smaller version, dubbed the 20-billion-parameter model, is comparable to OpenAI’s o3-mini model that only requires 16GB of memory.

Both models are available from today via platforms like Hugging Face, Databricks, Azure, and AWS. 120-billion-parameter model and a 20-billion-parameter model are released under the Apache 2.0 license, and hence, they can be used for commercial modifications.

GPT-OSS Features and Specifications:

GPT-OSS is built in such a way that it can handle multiple advanced tasks, including reasoning, web browsing, coding, and operating agents via OpenAI’s API. Additionally, the company has tested extensively for safety, including third-party evaluations. The tech giant says, this has minimized the cybersecurity risks and biological threats.

Although OpenAI has not shared direct benchmarks against models like LLaMA, DeepSeek, or Google’s Gemma, it claims GPT-OSS performs on par with its closed reasoning models in coding and reasoning tasks. While there is no confirmed roadmap for future versions, OpenAI believes this step will spark innovations across the AI ecosystem.