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ChatGPT models: which to use when?

Written by Alec Fearon on 24 June 2025 in Anapoly Diary
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---> No substitute for reading the paper


ChatGPT-4o fast, for brainstorming, quick questions, general chat
o3 powerful, for serious work (analysis, writing, research, coding)
o3-pro ultra-powerful, for the hardest problems

Source: One Useful Thing, Substack newsletter by Ethan Mollick, 23 June 2025