OpenAI Models

OpenAI Models Watch Order

OpenAI Models is a curated watch order for following this timeline from earliest to latest. It covers 14 entries with release dates, viewing order, and context so viewers can decide what to watch next.

  1. GPT-1 (2018) - First GPT model, proving unsupervised pre-training works.
  2. GPT-2 (2019) - 1.5B parameter model initially withheld due to safety concerns.
  3. GPT-3 (2020) - 175B parameter model demonstrating powerful few-shot learning.
  4. Whisper (2022) - Open-source automatic speech recognition and translation model.
  5. InstructGPT (2022) - GPT-3 fine-tuned with RLHF to follow instructions safely.
  6. ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) (2022) - Viral conversational interface based on GPT-3.5.
  7. GPT-4 (2023) - Highly capable multimodal model accepting text and image inputs.
  8. DALL-E 3 (2023) - State-of-the-art text-to-image model integrated with ChatGPT.
  9. GPT-4o (2024) - Omni model natively processing text, audio, and vision in real-time.
  10. OpenAI o1-preview (2024) - First reasoning model designed to think before responding.
  11. Sora (2024) - Advanced text-to-video generation model.
  12. OpenAI o1 (2024) - Full release of the reasoning model with major performance gains.
  13. OpenAI o3-mini (2024) - Cost-efficient reasoning model optimized for coding and science.
  14. GPT-4.5 (2025) - Updated flagship model with enhanced accuracy and speed.

OpenAI Models

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GPT-1

June 11, 2018

2018

GPT-2

February 14, 2019

2019

GPT-3

June 11, 2020

2020

InstructGPT

January 27, 2022

Whisper

September 21, 2022

ChatGPT (GPT-3.5)

November 30, 2022

2022

GPT-4

March 14, 2023

DALL-E 3

October 3, 2023

2023

GPT-4o

May 13, 2024

OpenAI o1-preview

September 12, 2024

Sora

December 9, 2024

OpenAI o1

December 17, 2024

OpenAI o3-mini

December 20, 2024

2024

GPT-4.5

March 4, 2025

2025
2018

GPT-1

June 11, 2018

2019

GPT-2

February 14, 2019

2020

GPT-3

June 11, 2020

2022

InstructGPT

January 27, 2022

Whisper

September 21, 2022

ChatGPT (GPT-3.5)

November 30, 2022

2023

GPT-4

March 14, 2023

DALL-E 3

October 3, 2023

2024

GPT-4o

May 13, 2024

OpenAI o1-preview

September 12, 2024

Sora

December 9, 2024

OpenAI o1

December 17, 2024

OpenAI o3-mini

December 20, 2024

2025

GPT-4.5

March 4, 2025