OpenAI has introduced new ChatGPT capabilities and new fashions within the GPT-5 household: GPT-5.1 On the spot and GPT-5.1 Pondering.
In line with the corporate, customers will now have extra management over ChatGPT’s tone and magnificence. It had added a couple of preset tone choices earlier this yr, and now it’s refining the choices and including new ones. The present ones that can stay unchanged are Cynical (initially Cynic) and Nerdy (initially Nerd), whereas different presets will probably be up to date, together with Default, Pleasant (initially Listener), and Environment friendly (initially Robotic). Three fully new presets are being added as effectively: Skilled, Candid, and Quirky.
“These choices are designed to align with what we’ve discovered about how individuals naturally steer the mannequin, making it fast and intuitive to decide on a character that feels uniquely proper,” OpenAI wrote in a publish.
Along with these presets, customers will be capable of finetune a few of ChatGPT’s traits, comparable to how concise, heat, or scannable its responses are, or how typically it makes use of emojis. ChatGPT could supply to replace its settings if it notices these preferences in conversations, or customers will be capable of change them manually in settings, together with having the ability to take away or change preferences at any level.
The brand new presets have already begun rolling out, and the flexibility to tune traits can be rolling out to a a lot smaller variety of customers as an experiment.
GPT 5.1 On the spot and Pondering
GPT-5.1 On the spot is hotter and extra conversational than its GPT-5 counterpart, and can be higher at following directions. “Based mostly on early testing, it typically surprises individuals with its playfulness whereas remaining clear and helpful,” OpenAI wrote.
It will possibly use adaptive reasoning to resolve when it ought to assume earlier than responding, which leads to extra thorough and correct solutions whereas nonetheless having the ability to present fast turnaround occasions.
The opposite new mannequin, GPT-5.1 Pondering, additionally adapts considering time to the query, which means it can spend longer working via advanced issues and shorter answering easy prompts.
In comparison with GPT-5 Pondering, the newer mannequin provides clearer responses with much less jargon and fewer undefined phrases, in keeping with OpenAI.
“This makes our most succesful mannequin extra approachable and simply comprehensible, particularly for advanced duties at work and explaining technical ideas,” the corporate wrote.
These latest fashions have already begun rolling out to paid ChatGPT customers and free and logged-out customers will get entry subsequent. They may even be added to the API later within the week.
ChatGPT will route queries to the mannequin that will probably be finest suited to the duty, so customers won’t want to pick out between On the spot or Pondering manually.
Moreover, GPT-5 On the spot and Pondering will stay out there as legacy fashions for paid customers for 3 months to offer customers the chance to check the brand new fashions out. The corporate plans to observe the same schedule going ahead to permit for a smoother transition when it releases new fashions.
“At present’s GPT‑5.1 updates and new customization choices are a step towards a ChatGPT that feels prefer it matches you—smarter, extra gratifying to speak to, and extra adaptable to your preferences. Going ahead, we’ll proceed bettering alongside these dimensions—there’s far more to come back,” OpenAI wrote.
