> but on another feels like OpenAI really struggles to stay ahead of their competitors
on one hand. On the other hand, you can have 4o-mini and o3-mini back when you can pry them out of my cold dead hands. They're _fast_, they're _cheap_, and in 90% of cases where you're automating anything, they're all you need. Also they can handle significant volume.
I'm not sure that's going to save OpenAI, but their -mini models really are something special for the price/performance/accuracy.
on one hand. On the other hand, you can have 4o-mini and o3-mini back when you can pry them out of my cold dead hands. They're _fast_, they're _cheap_, and in 90% of cases where you're automating anything, they're all you need. Also they can handle significant volume.
I'm not sure that's going to save OpenAI, but their -mini models really are something special for the price/performance/accuracy.