o1
Available frontierReasoning model for complex problems
Released December 17, 2024
Last tested: 2026-01-15
About
o1 is OpenAI's reasoning model designed to spend more time thinking before responding. It excels at complex tasks requiring deep analysis, multi-step reasoning, and domain expertise in science, mathematics, and coding.
Capabilities
Pricing
- Input
- $15.00/M per 1M tokens
- Output
- $60.00/M per 1M tokens
Static pricing
Details
Overview
o1 represents a new paradigm in AI models, trained with reinforcement learning to perform complex reasoning. Unlike traditional models that respond immediately, o1 uses a chain of thought process, spending seconds to minutes analyzing problems before generating comprehensive solutions.
Key Features
- Extended Thinking: Internal reasoning process that breaks down complex problems systematically
- 200K Context Window: Process extensive documents and maintain reasoning across large contexts
- 100K Output Tokens: Generate extremely long, detailed responses when needed
- Vision Reasoning: Apply deep reasoning to visual content analysis
- Superior Accuracy: Dramatically improved performance on hard problems
Use Cases
o1 excels at PhD-level science questions, complex mathematical proofs, advanced coding challenges, strategic analysis, and any task requiring multi-step logical reasoning. It’s particularly valuable for research, code generation, and technical problem-solving.
Performance
o1 achieves state-of-the-art results on competitive programming, mathematics olympiads, and PhD-level science benchmarks. It ranks in the 89th percentile on Codeforces and places among the top 500 students in the USA Math Olympiad qualifier.
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