Published on: March 17, 2025 / update from: March 17, 2025 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein
Current developments at Chatgpt von Openaai (March 2025) - Image: Xpert.digital
Chatgpt: Overview of the biggest updates
AI progress: Chatgpt gets even better
Openaai has made impressive progress in Chatgpt in recent months, with new models, extended functions and new price options. The developments show the endeavors to make AI technology more powerful and accessible, while premium offers are created for demanding applications. This is followed by a comprehensive summary of the most important innovations.
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New AI models
Openai has introduced several powerful new AI models that cover different applications:
GPT-4.5
In February 2025, Openai GPT-4.5 published, which is known as the “largest and best model for general chat”. This model offers significant improvements:
- Mia Glaese, researcher at Openaai, describes it as “a real step forward”
- It enables “warm -hearted, intuitive, natural, flowing conversations”
- The model shows a better understanding of implicit expectations of users
- First available for Chatgpt Pro subscribers ($ 200/month), now also for other users
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O series (Reasoning models)
In parallel to the GPT series, Openai has further developed its “Reasoning models”:
- O3-Mini is the latest little Reasoning model, optimized for programming, mathematics and scientific tasks
- It provides faster answers than O1-Mini and can achieve or surpass the accuracy of O1 with higher Reasoning settings
- For the first time, O3-MINI is also a Reasoning model available for free users
- Unlike O1, O3-Mini does not support image processing
GPT-4O
GPT-4O was presented in February 2025, with the “O” for “Omni” (Latin for “everything”):
- Twice as fast as predecessor models with five times better performance in word processing and language functions
- Extended multimodality: Can switch seamlessly between text, language and images
- Improved multilingual optimization for languages such as Italian, German and Spanish
- Improved image and video detection and processing
- Can even sing and create various sound effects
New user interfaces and applications
Openaai not only improved the models itself, but also developed new interfaces for interaction with Chatgpt:
Canvas
The new Canvas interface offers an extended work area for complex tasks:
- Virtual space for writing and programming projects
- Enables the targeted processing of partial areas of a project with chatt support
- Can be started manually with the “use canvas” command or opens automatically when the system recognizes a suitable situation
- Available for plus and team users, soon also for enterprise and Edu users
Desktop application
Openai has released a native desktop app:
- Free chatt app for MacOS that enables faster access
- Offers functions such as screenshot upload, voice fashion and keyboard shortcut
- Advertising -free user experience with faster access times
- Requires MacOS 14 (Sonoma) and a device with Apple Silicon
- A Windows version should follow
Extended functions
Chatgpt has been expanded to include numerous useful functions:
Planned tasks (Scheduled Tasks)
A new beta function enables automated regular tasks:
- Users can instruct Chatgpt, to carry out time -controlled or interactions triggered by interactions
- Examples: daily news briefings, language exercises or personal memories
- Available for plus, pro and team tariffs, with a planned expansion for other user groups
- After completing the task, users are informed by push notification or email
Extended voice communication
The “Advanced Voice” option significantly improves language interaction:
- Support for over 50 languages in voice communication
- More natural conversations that resemble personal conversations
- User -defined voice modes with various vocal variations
- Available for “plus” and “team” user
Improved multimodality
The latest models can process different media types:
- Real-time recognition of images, videos, faces and emotions
- Ability to present text in 3D images
- Create video summary
- Real-time translation between different languages
New price models and services
Openai extends its offer with new premium services:
AI agent with specialization
Openai plans high-priced specialized AI agents:
- Prices between $ 2,000 and $ 20,000 per month depending on the area of application
- Agent for “highly paid knowledge workers” for $ 2,000/month
- Developer agent with $ 10,000/month
- Most expensive agent ($ 20,000/month) aims at “Research at PHD level”
- Softbank is said to have undertaken to issue $ 3 billion for Openais agent products
Sora in Europe
The AI Videogenerator Sora is now also available in Europe:
- Accessible to users in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland
- Requires a chatt plus or pro subscription
- Plus subscribers can create up to 50 prioritized videos per month
- Creates realistic and imaginative scenes from text inputs
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Openai sets new standards with chatt
The latest developments at Chatgpt show OpenAis continuous striving to make AI technology more powerful, versatile and accessible. With GPT-4.5 and GPT-4O, the boundaries of the voice models are further shifted, while specialized Reasoning models such as O3-mini are also available free of charge.
At the same time, the company creates better opportunities for interaction with AI with new user interfaces such as canvas and the desktop app. The planned high-priced AI agents indicate a strategy with which Openaai wants to operate both the mass market and premium segments.
With the expansion of language support and the availability of Sora in Europe, technology is made accessible to a wider international audience. These developments are an important step in the evolution of AI assistants and show that Openaai remains a leader in the development of advanced AI systems.
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