The report that OpenAI is planning a browser comes after its smaller AI rival, the internet search-oriented Perplexity AI Inc., announced its own browser earlier today. The browser, called Comet, uses AI to automate manual tasks for users and includes Perplexity as the default option for search.

April 17, 2025: OpenAI has released o3 and 04-mini, two reasoning AI models designed to be extra good at programming, math, and science and that can use images to “think,” according to Engadget, This means that users can upload sketches or diagrams, for example, and even if they are of low quality, o3 and 04-mini will understand what is meant.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has become one of the most influential figures in artificial intelligence (AI), guiding the company through rapid advancements and industry-defining innovations. In a recent appearance on the Hard Fork Podcast,

Romain Huet, OpenAI’s Head of Developer Experience, said the GPT-5 AI model will mark the unification of o and GPT series.