From PC Mag: Fans of GPT-4o, prepare to bid adieu. OpenAI has sunset the model for good, months after the company retired and then un-retired it for paid subscribers following user backlash over GPT-5.
Effective today, the company retired GPT-4o, alongside several other models. Perhaps a pre-Valentine's Day breakup? In a January blog post, OpenAI noted that the “vast majority of usage has shifted to GPT‑5.2, with only 0.1% of users still choosing GPT‑4o each day.” (That said, free ChatGPT users have had no choice but to migrate to GPT-5.2.)
“We brought GPT‑4o back after hearing clear feedback from a subset of Plus and Pro users, who told us they needed more time to transition key use cases, like creative ideation, and that they preferred GPT‑4o’s conversational style and warmth,” the blog post says.
But while GPT-4o was being offered, OpenAI was also gathering user feedback to shape GPT-5.1 and 5.2, which the company seems confident will satisfy customers. The blog post also notes that users can customize ChatGPT’s personality to add “warmth and enthusiasm” in its responses. “Our goal is to give people more control and customization over how ChatGPT feels to use—not just what it can do,” the company added.
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