Releases
118 matching — model launches, API releases, product updates, financial events and news.
March 20253
Mar 25, 2025
Native GPT-4o image generation launchedModel update
OpenAI launched native image generation in GPT-4o for precise, context-aware image creation and editing.
Mar 11, 2025
Agents SDK releasedSDK release
OpenAI released the open-source Agents SDK for orchestrating single- and multi-agent workflows.
Mar 11, 2025
Responses API launchedAPI release
OpenAI launched the Responses API as a new foundation for building agentic applications with built-in tools.
February 20252
Feb 27, 2025
GPT-4.5 research preview releasedModel release
OpenAI released GPT-4.5 as a research preview in ChatGPT and the API.
Feb 2, 2025
Deep research launched in ChatGPTProduct launch
OpenAI launched deep research, an agentic ChatGPT capability for multi-step web research and synthesis.
January 20253
Jan 31, 2025
OpenAI o3-mini releasedModel release
OpenAI released o3-mini, a cost-efficient reasoning model optimized for science, mathematics, and coding.
Jan 23, 2025
Operator research preview launchedProduct launch
OpenAI launched Operator, a browser-using agent capable of interacting with web interfaces.
Jan 21, 2025
The Stargate Project announcedPartnership
OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX announced Stargate, a new company intended to invest $500 billion in US AI infrastructure over four years.
December 20243
Dec 9, 2024
Sora launched as a product with Sora TurboProduct launch
OpenAI launched the Sora video-generation product for ChatGPT Plus and Pro users, powered by Sora Turbo.
Dec 5, 2024
ChatGPT Pro launchedProduct launch
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pro, a higher-tier subscription with expanded access to advanced models.
Dec 5, 2024
OpenAI o1 releasedModel release
OpenAI released the full o1 reasoning model in ChatGPT and announced related API improvements.
October 20244
Oct 31, 2024
ChatGPT Search launchedFeature update
OpenAI launched web search in ChatGPT with timely answers and source links.
Oct 3, 2024
Canvas introduced in ChatGPTFeature update
OpenAI introduced Canvas, a collaborative interface for writing and coding projects in ChatGPT.
Oct 2, 2024
OpenAI raises $6.6 billion at $157 billion valuationFunding round
OpenAI closed a $6.6 billion funding round at a $157 billion post-money valuation.
Oct 1, 2024
Realtime API public beta launchedAPI release
OpenAI launched the Realtime API public beta for low-latency multimodal experiences.
September 20242
Sep 24, 2024
Advanced Voice Mode rollout beganFeature update
OpenAI began expanding ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode with more natural real-time audio conversations.
Sep 12, 2024
OpenAI o1-preview and o1-mini releasedModel release
OpenAI released its first o-series reasoning models, o1-preview and o1-mini.
July 20242
Jul 25, 2024
SearchGPT prototype launchedProduct launch
OpenAI launched a limited prototype of SearchGPT with web answers and linked sources.
Jul 18, 2024
GPT-4o mini releasedModel release
OpenAI released GPT-4o mini as a lower-cost small multimodal model.
June 20241
Jun 10, 2024
OpenAI and Apple announce partnershipPartnership
OpenAI and Apple announced integration of ChatGPT into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS experiences.
May 20242
May 30, 2024
ChatGPT Edu launchedProduct launch
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Edu for universities, with enterprise-grade controls and access to GPT-4o.
May 13, 2024
GPT-4o releasedModel release
OpenAI released GPT-4o, an omni model designed for real-time reasoning across audio, vision, and text.
February 20241
Feb 15, 2024
Sora research preview announcedModel release
OpenAI introduced Sora, a text-to-video model, as a research preview for red teamers and selected creators.
January 20243
Jan 25, 2024
Third-generation embedding models releasedModel release
OpenAI released text-embedding-3-small and text-embedding-3-large with improved performance and new dimension controls.
Jan 10, 2024
ChatGPT Team launchedProduct launch
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Team, later renamed ChatGPT Business, for collaborative workplace use.
Jan 10, 2024
GPT Store launchedProduct launch
OpenAI launched the GPT Store for discovering and using custom GPTs.
November 20235
Nov 29, 2023
Sam Altman returns as CEO and new initial board formedLeadership change
OpenAI announced Sam Altman's return as CEO and an initial board chaired by Bret Taylor.
Nov 17, 2023
Sam Altman removed as CEOLeadership change
OpenAI's board announced that Sam Altman would depart as CEO and Mira Murati would serve as interim CEO.
Nov 6, 2023
Custom GPTs introducedProduct launch
OpenAI introduced user-configurable GPTs for creating tailored versions of ChatGPT.
Nov 6, 2023
Assistants API launched in betaAPI release
OpenAI launched the Assistants API beta with Code Interpreter, Retrieval, and function calling.
Nov 6, 2023
GPT-4 Turbo announced at DevDayModel release
OpenAI announced GPT-4 Turbo with a 128K context window, newer knowledge, and lower API pricing.
October 20231
Oct 19, 2023
DALL-E 3 launched in ChatGPT Plus and EnterpriseModel release
OpenAI made DALL-E 3 available to ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users.
August 20231
Aug 28, 2023
ChatGPT Enterprise launchedProduct launch
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Enterprise with enterprise security, privacy, administration, and higher-capacity access.
March 20234
Mar 23, 2023
ChatGPT plugins introducedFeature update
OpenAI introduced plugins connecting ChatGPT to third-party applications and fresh information.
Mar 14, 2023
GPT-4 releasedModel release
OpenAI released GPT-4, a multimodal large model accepting image and text inputs and producing text outputs.
Mar 1, 2023
Whisper API releasedAPI release
OpenAI made the Whisper speech-to-text model available through its API.
Mar 1, 2023
Chat Completions API and gpt-3.5-turbo releasedAPI release
OpenAI released the Chat Completions API with gpt-3.5-turbo for developers.
February 20231
Feb 1, 2023
ChatGPT Plus launchedProduct launch
OpenAI launched the $20-per-month ChatGPT Plus subscription in the United States.
January 20231
Jan 23, 2023
OpenAI and Microsoft extend partnershipPartnership
OpenAI and Microsoft announced a multiyear, multibillion-dollar extension of their partnership, including Azure supercomputing investment and exclusive cloud-provider status.
December 20221
Dec 15, 2022
text-embedding-ada-002 releasedModel release
OpenAI released text-embedding-ada-002, replacing multiple earlier embedding models with a more capable and lower-cost model.
November 20221
Nov 30, 2022
ChatGPT launched as a research previewProduct launch
OpenAI launched ChatGPT as a conversational research preview.
September 20222
Sep 28, 2022
DALL-E beta opened without a waitlistFeature update
OpenAI removed the DALL-E beta waitlist and expanded access to new users.
Sep 21, 2022
Whisper releasedOpen weights
OpenAI released Whisper, a multilingual speech-recognition model, together with model weights and inference code.
April 20221
Apr 6, 2022
DALL-E 2 introducedModel release
OpenAI introduced DALL-E 2 with higher-resolution image generation and editing capabilities.
January 20222
Jan 27, 2022
InstructGPT introducedModel release
OpenAI introduced instruction-following models trained with human feedback.
Jan 25, 2022
Text and code embeddings introducedAPI release
OpenAI released a new endpoint and model families for text and code embeddings.
August 20211
Aug 10, 2021
OpenAI Codex introducedModel release
OpenAI introduced Codex, a descendant of GPT-3 that translates natural language into code.
January 20212
Jan 5, 2021
CLIP introducedModel release
OpenAI introduced CLIP, a neural network trained on image-text pairs for transferable visual recognition.
Jan 5, 2021
DALL-E introducedModel release
OpenAI introduced DALL-E, a model that generates images from text descriptions.
June 20201
Jun 11, 2020
OpenAI API launched in private betaAPI release
OpenAI launched a general-purpose API for accessing its language models.

