GPT-4o: ChatGPT’s Multimodal Workhorse for Everyday Tasks

GPT-4o is the standard GPT-4 model in ChatGPT that OpenAI describes as “everyday tasks, fully multimodal”. In practice, this model is your all-around AI workhorse. It’s quick, efficient, and even capable of handling images in addition to text (multimodal means you can show it pictures or PDFs, and it can interpret them). For example, you can snap a photo of a whiteboard note and ask GPT-4o to summarize it. Because of its speed and accuracy balance, GPT-4o is ideal for day-to-day tasks like writing email drafts, summarizing meeting notes, brainstorming ideas, or answering general questions. It might not have the extra creative flair of the newer GPT-4.5 model, but it excels at being reliable and fast for most purposes. Plus, it’s cost-effective in terms of your usage – you won’t burn through any quotas as quickly as you might with larger models. GPT-4o is currently available to ChatGPT Plus users (and above), making it the go-to choice for most paid users’ needs. In short, if you want a dependable model for routine work that can even analyze visuals, GPT-4o is the one to click.

Curious how GPT-4o stacks up against the free version of ChatGPT? Check out our comparison in GPT-4.5 vs GPT-4o: Which ChatGPT Model Should You Use? and GPT-4 vs. GPT-3.5 – Which OpenAI Model Should You Use? to see when to use GPT-4.