Open AI o1-mini available to all for free: How can you use it

o1 mini is another remarkable innovation of Open AI, the company that has developed the most popular AI-enabled chatbot today- ChatGPT. Largest language model, this recent innovation is a part of Open AI's Project Strawberry. Simply put, it is a family of new large language models comprising two versions – o1-preview and o1-mini. The primary focus of this efficient version is code generation.

The o1-mini version is now available to all users for free, which was earlier limited to ChatGPT Plus, Team, Education and Enterprise edition users. This new model has a limit of 50 messages per week whereas the o1 preview models allow only 30 messages. As per Open AI, this new model has the potential to solve complicated problems faster than a human.

As opposed to the previous ChatGPT models that provided inputs by identifying patterns in the training data, the o1-mini version is built on a reward-and-penalty system. Open AI also claims that o1's way of approaching a problem is similar to that of a human. It starts by breaking down the queries and assessing them step by step.

Even though currently the o1-mini is not programmed to browse the internet or generate images, it is more authentic than other language models, as per Open AI. This cutting-edge model is designed to deal with complex problems in Mathematics and Coding. Its unmatched reasoning capabilities render it the perfect solution for logical reasoning problems.

Open AI claims that o1-mini's further updates will make it capable of providing solutions to PhD-level specialised and advanced complex queries.

Key highlights

• Primary focus: Code generation
• Faster and cheaper
• Top-notch reasoning capabilities
• Derived from rewards and penalties system
• Comprehensive problem solving
• Operates exclusively on text prompts

Guide to navigating o1-mini

Step 1: Using o1-mini involves users to access ChatGPT from their desktop and beginning a conversation.

Step 2: Following that, click on the “ChatGPT Auto” option at the top of the window and select o1-mini under the “Alpha Models” category.

Step 3: After completion of this step, ChatGPT Auto text will be replaced with ChatGPT Alpha.

For smartphone users

Start by initiating a long press on a ChatGPT response. Following that, at the bottom of the context menu choose "Change model." Select the "Alpha [gpt-4o]" model and access the o1-mini version.

Excluded elements

The o1-mini model does not come without its limitations. According to Open AI, the o1-mini version falls short compared to the ChatGPT 4o model features. Neither it can upload images nor browse the internet for the purpose of problem-solving.

Even though o1-mini appears to be interesting, you might not be able to access it immediately. OpenAI is gradually deploying o1-mini, so you might have to wait before it becomes available on your account.