OpenAI to Streamline AI Offerings by Merging o3 with GPT-5, Says CEO Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

CapIn - U.S. companies are facing increased investor scrutiny over their heavy spending on AI, following the launch of a low-cost model by Chinese start-up DeepSeek.

OpenAI will not release "o3" as a standalone artificial intelligence (AI) model, as the ChatGPT developer aims to simplify its product lineup, CEO Sam Altman announced on Wednesday.

The Microsoft-backed company plans to introduce GPT-5 as a comprehensive AI system, integrating o3 along with other technologies, Altman said in a post on X.

OpenAI had previously unveiled the o3 and o3 mini models in December 2024.

This move comes as U.S. companies face growing pressure from investors over escalating AI expenditures, especially after DeepSeek’s recent release of an affordable AI model.

"We want to do a much better job simplifying our product offerings. We want AI to 'just work' for you; we realize how complicated our model and product lineup have become," Altman stated, without specifying a timeline for the new releases.

OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

As a pioneer in generative AI, OpenAI aims to merge the o-series and GPT-series models to develop AI systems capable of utilizing all available tools and handling a broad range of tasks.

Additionally, OpenAI will release GPT-4.5, internally known as "Orion," as its final "non-chain-of-thought" model—a reasoning approach that generates direct answers without explicit intermediate steps.

This model has been known to struggle with complex reasoning tasks, particularly in fields such as physics and mathematics.

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