OpenAIAI
HighCapability
OpenAI releases GPT-5.1: New Instant and Thinking models
AI Impact Summary
OpenAI is releasing GPT-5.1, a significant upgrade to ChatGPT with new Instant and Thinking models designed to improve conversational quality and instruction following. The introduction of easy tone customization offers a new level of control over model responses, initially for paid users, representing a capability enhancement for developers and users seeking more tailored interactions. This rollout will likely drive increased adoption of ChatGPT.
OpenAI releases GPT-5.1: New Instant and Thinking models
Affected Systems
ChatGPT
Business Impact
The new GPT-5.1 models will improve the quality and usefulness of ChatGPT, potentially increasing user engagement and driving adoption.
- Date
- Date not specified
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high