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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Openai to release new artificial intelligence model for free | History Defined

deepseek and OpenAI logos
When DeepSeek unveiled its R1 model OpenAI’s boss Sam Altman pledged to deliver much better models and speed up product releases. Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

OpenAI is releasing a new artificial intelligence model for free, after the company said it would speed up product releases in response to the emergence of a Chinese rival.

The startup behind ChatGPT is issuing the AI, called o3-mini, after the surprise success of a rival product by China’s DeepSeek. It will be available without charge – albeit with usage limits – to people who use the free version of OpenAI’s chatbot.

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