SMRTR AIAug 13, 2025Ars Technica

OpenAI brings back GPT-4o after user revolt

SMRTR summary

OpenAI has restored GPT-4o to ChatGPT after massive user backlash following its removal during the GPT-5 launch. CEO Sam Altman acknowledged they underestimated users' attachment to the model, making it available again to all paid users alongside increased rate limits for GPT-5 Thinking mode and new routing options for different processing speeds.

SMRTR provides this summary for quick context. The original article belongs to Ars Technica.

Read the original article
SMRTR AI

Get the next batch of curated stories in your inbox.

This archive is built from SMRTR newsletter stories. Subscribe for hand-picked stories without the extra noise.

Related Stories

Browse AI
AIAug 24, 2026

Cognitive Surrender with AI

Wharton researchers found that people accept incorrect AI outputs 80% of the time—a pattern they call "cognitive surrender." For engineers and architects, this blind trust risks...