OpenAI to retire GPT-4, new AI models including GPT-4.1 likely to launch next week

OpenAI is planning to unveil a new AI model called GPT-4.1 which could be revealed as soon as next week, according to a report by The Verge. Reportedly, the new model will likely be a revamped version of OpenAI’s GPT-4o and will be rolled out alongside GPT-4.1 mini and nano models.

Apart from GPT-4.1 Mini, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had already announced earlier in the month that the company is planning to launch a full version of its o3 reasoning model and o4 mini model soon. The Verge report suggests that the two models could also be launched next week.

Meanwhile, OpenAI also recently confirmed in one of its changelogs (via Techcrunch) that it will be phasing out GPT-4 model effectively form 30th April. 

While divulging the reason for discontinuing GPT-4, OpenAI wrote, “GPT‑4o is our newer, natively multimodal model. In head‑to‑head evaluations it consistently surpasses GPT‑4 in writing, coding, STEM, and more. Recent upgrades have further improved GPT‑4o’s instruction following, problem solving, and conversational flow, making it a natural successor to GPT‑4.”

“GPT-4 will still be available in the API.” the Microsoft backed startup added. 

Recently OpenAI added native image generation capabilities to GPT-4o, which allowed the model to generate more accurate and nuanced images, leading to a craze for viral Studio Ghibli-style images, among other trends.

ChatGPT can now remember your conversations: 

Meanwhile, in a fresh update on Friday, OpenAI gave a new memory feature to ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to remmember details about the user’s previous chats, allowing to customize its replies and offer advice accordingly. 

OpenAI says using ChatGPT will now be more helpful for writing, getting advice and learning amid other tasks. However, users still have the option of switching off the memory feature in settings and if they wish to have a clean slate for a conversation, there is still the option of using temporary chats.