OpenAI Introduces its GPT-4.1 Models to ChatGPT

OpenAI announced on X Wednesday that it is launching its GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini AI models in ChatGPT.

According to OpenAI spokesperson Shaokyi Amdo, the GPT-4.1 models are designed to assist software engineers using ChatGPT for writing or debugging code. OpenAI claims that GPT-4.1 outperforms GPT-4o in coding and following instructions, while also being faster than its O-series reasoning models.

The company announces that it is now rolling out GPT-4.1 to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team subscribers. At the same time, OpenAI is making GPT-4.1 mini available to both free and paid users of ChatGPT. As part of this update, OpenAI is discontinuing GPT-4.0 mini for all users, as mentioned in the release notes for GPT-4.1.

OpenAI Launches GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 Mini

OpenAI introduced GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini in April, but initially made them available only through its developer-facing API. The release drew criticism from the AI research community, which argued that OpenAI was lowering its transparency standards by launching GPT-4.1 without a safety report. In response, OpenAI explained that, despite GPT-4.1’s enhanced performance and speed compared to GPT-4o, the model was not considered a frontier model and therefore didn’t require the same safety reporting as more advanced models.

“GPT-4.1 doesn’t bring new modalities or interaction methods, nor does it exceed O3 in terms of intelligence,” said Johannes Heidecke, OpenAI’s Head of Safety Systems, in a post on X Wednesday. “Therefore, the safety considerations are important but differ from those of frontier models.”

OpenAI Launches Safety Evaluations Hub, Shares Insights on GPT-4.1 and Other AI Models

OpenAI is now sharing more details about GPT-4.1 and its other AI models. Earlier on Wednesday, the company pledged to publish the results of its internal AI model safety assessments more regularly to improve transparency. These results will be available in OpenAI’s newly launched Safety Evaluations Hub.

The launch of GPT-4.1 in ChatGPT comes amid growing focus on AI coding tools. OpenAI is reportedly close to announcing its $3 billion acquisition of Windsurf, a leading AI coding tool. Earlier on Wednesday, Google updated its Gemini chatbot to integrate more seamlessly with GitHub projects.

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