GPT-4.1 is here, but not for everyone. Here's who can try the new models

Last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman teased that he was dropping a new feature. Paired with reports and spottings of new model art, many speculated it was the long-awaited release of the GPT-4.1 model. It turned out to be a massive ChatGPT update that introduced new memory capabilities -- but now, OpenAI's new family of models has finally arrived.

New family of models - for developers

On Monday via a livestream, OpenAI unveiled a new family of models: GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano. According to OpenAI, the family of models offers improvements in coding, instruction-following, and long-context understanding, and outperforms GPT-4o and GPT-4o mini "across the board."

The models were purpose-built for developers and, as a result, will only be available via the API. 

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