OpenAI's GPT-4.1, 4.1 nano, and 4.1 mini models release imminent

According to references on OpenAI's website, the Microsoft-backed AI startup plans to launch five new models this week, including GPT-4.1, 4.1 nano, and 4.1 mini. BleepingComputer previously reported that OpenAI is working on three new AI models called o4-mini, o4-mini-high and o3. While it's unclear when the reasoning model o4-mini-high is coming or if the plans have changed, OpenAI is now working on GPT-4.1, 4.1 nano, and 4.1 mini. This is according to the updated model art and icons for the model pages on OpenAI's website. New GPT models As shown in the above screenshot, in the last few hours, OpenAI has added icons for the o3, o4-mini, GPT-4.1, 4.1 nano, and 4.1 mini. models ahead of the launch. These five models might arrive as soon as this week, but this naming convention will be a tad confusing for users. o4-mini and 4.1-mini sound too similar, but they serve different purposes. While o4 is a reasoning model, 4.1 is expected to be a successor to the multimodal GPT-4. At ... Read full article.