"OpenAI is sending everyone's favourite "yes man" version of ChatGPT back into retirement. In a blog post on Thursday, the company said it would sunset GPT-4o alongside GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini on February 13. OpenAI gave GPT-4o a special mention in its announcement after many users became attached to its "conversational style and warmth" last year, which prompted the company to reinstate it following user backlash in August."
"Now OpenAI says its latest models, GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.2, have "improvements to personality," including the option to customize the chatbots' tone with styles like "friendly." "We're announcing the upcoming retirement of GPT‑4o today because these improvements are now in place, and because the vast majority of usage has shifted to GPT‑5.2, with only 0.1% of users still choosing GPT‑4o each day," OpenAI said in its blog post."
GPT-4o will be retired on February 13, alongside GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini. GPT-4o gained popularity for a conversational, warm, and agreeable 'yes man' style that prompted its reinstatement after an earlier retirement and a rollback of an 'overly flattering' update in April 2025. Many users became attached to GPT-4o; some requested its return within 24 hours of retirement. Newer models GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.2 include personality improvements and customizable tones such as 'friendly', and most usage has shifted to GPT-5.2, leaving GPT-4o with only 0.1% daily usage.
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