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GPT-4o Search Preview

Model Overview

Released on July 14, 2026 as a closed-source model, it is part of the broader GPT-4o model family but is specifically fine-tuned for tool use and web search grounding.## Capabilities

• Real-Time Information Retrieval: Optimized for extracting and synthesizing current information from the web.
• Enhanced Tool Use: Capable of effectively triggering web search tools during API conversations.
• Text Modality: Primarily handles text inputs and outputs, unlike the fully multimodal flagship GPT-4o model.

Example Use Cases

• Real-time news aggregation and summarization.
• Answering user queries that rely on up-to-date information not found in the base training data.
• Search-augmented generation (RAG) within conversational AI applications.

Performance & Benchmarks

While specific benchmark figures (such as parameters or context window size) are currently classified as "Unknown" by OpenAI, the model is noted to be highly efficient in managing search-related tool calls compared to standard general-purpose models.

Intended Use & Limitations

• Intended Use: Designed for developers building search-enabled conversational agents.
• Limitations: Pricing can be more complex, often including standard token fees alongside additional per-tool-call fees for the search functionality.## About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.