OpenAI launches GPT-4o, ChatGPT desktop app for macOS, new ChatGPT features

GPT-4o launch: OpenAI hosted a special event last night wherein the company launched its next generation generative AI model, GPT 4o. In addition to this, the Microsoft-backed company also launched a dedicated desktop app for ChatGPT users. The list doesn’t end there, OpenAI also announced a host of new tools for ChatGPT free users at its event last night. Also Read: OpenAI Confirms Adult-Only ChatGPT With Custom Personalities And Erotic Conversations

From GPT 4o to new ChatGPT free features, here is everything OpenAI announced last night: Also Read: Forget ChatGPT And Gemini Nano Banana! Microsoft Launches MAI-Image-1 - The In House Text-To-Image Tool

GPT 4o

OpenAI announced GPT-4o (‘o’ for omni’) last night. OpenAI says that this new model provides GPT-4-level intelligence but is much faster and improves on its capabilities across text, voice, and vision. Here’s everything we know about GPT-4o: Also Read: UPI Meets ChatGPT: India Tests AI-Powered E-Commerce Payments Via OpenAI Partnership

— Performance:

GPT-4o can respond to audio inputs in just 232 milliseconds, with an average of 320 milliseconds, which the company says is similar to human response time in a conversation.

— Features:

a) GPT 4o is a lot smarter than its previous iterations. For instance, users can now take a picture of a menu in a different language and talk to GPT-4o to translate it, learn about the food’s history and significance, and get recommendations.

b) OpenAI says that in the coming days, improvements will allow for more natural, real-time voice conversation and the ability to converse with ChatGPT via real-time video. “For example, you could show ChatGPT a live sports game and ask it to explain the rules to you,” the company wrote in a blog post.

c) ChatGPT also now supports more than 50 languages across sign-up and login, user settings, and more. The list of languages includes Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu among others.

— Availability:

OpenAI has started rolling out GPT-4o’s text and image capabilities in ChatGPT. The company is also making GPT-4o available in the free tier, and to Plus users with up to 5x higher message limits.

OpenAI plans to roll out a new version of Voice Mode with GPT-4o in alpha within ChatGPT Plus in the coming weeks.

ChatGPT Free features

OpenAI has also announced a host of new features for ChatGPT Free users. Here’s the list:

— Access to GPT-4
— Responses from both the model and the web
— Data analysis and chat creation
— Chatting about photos a user has taken
— Uploading files for assistance summarizing, writing or analyzing
— Access to more GPTs and GPT Store
— Improved memory feature

ChatGPT desktop app

OpenAI also announced a new dedicated desktop app for its users. This app will let users all the features of ChatGPT on their PCs. It will also let them use keyboard shortcuts for the same.

At the moment, OpenAI is rolling out the ChatGPT desktop app for to Plus users on macOS. It will be available more broadly in the coming weeks. The company plans to launch a Windows version of the app later this year.