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OpenAI O3

OpenAI O3: The advanced, multimodal reasoning model designed for complex, multi-step problem-solving in coding, math, and scientific analysis.

OpenAI O3 is the premier reasoning model, a direct successor to O1, with the full version released on April 16, 2025. Its core innovation is an enhanced reasoning engine, utilizing a 'private chain of thought' mechanism: the model internally deliberates and plans ahead using large-scale reinforcement learning. This approach enables O3 to excel at complex, multi-step logical reasoning and technical tasks; the O3-mini-high variant, for example, achieved 87.3% on the AIME 2024 benchmark . O3 is also multimodal, integrating visual reasoning to process and analyze images, charts, and text concurrently . Available via the OpenAI API, O3 features a 200K token context window, making it the top choice for applications demanding deep analytical thinking and reliable, logically sound outputs .