OpenAI just announced something big, but it's not GPT-5

Date:
Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:47:04 +0000

Description:
OpenAIs new open-parameter gpt-oss AI models offer more access and transparency for customizable AI tools.

FULL STORY ======================================================================OpenAI has released gpt-oss-20b and gpt-oss-120b as open-weight models The gpt-oss-20b model can run locally on a consumer PC These models let users see each step of the AI's thinking process, making them more transparent in how they function

OpenAI has just dropped two new AI models, gptoss120b and gptoss20b. Not only are they new, but they're the first openweight models from ChatGPT's creator since GPT2.

The smaller of the two gpt-oss-20b is especially notable for being light enough to run on a decently specced consumer PC. If youve got about 16GB of RAM and some patience, you can load it up, ask it questions, and actually see how it arrives at answers. The larger 120b model still requires serious hardware or cloud support.

Both models are part of OpenAI's new push to encourage developers to play around with the models and even commercialize them for the average user. For the first time in years, developers and curious individuals alike can
download and run OpenAI models on their own machines, inspect how they think, and build on them freely. They're available via Hugging Face and AWS under
the Apache 2.0 license.

Being open weight means the models provide a level of transparency and independence that most people havent had since ChatGPT first went viral. The real-time reasoning is visible throughout, and you can see how the 'logic' of the model leads to its final options for how to respond and how it makes that decision.

Thats a big shift for OpenAI. The company has spent several years restricting access to its most powerful tools, offering only API endpoints and paid
tiers. Now its returning a little bit to the GPT-2 era, but with far more capable models. Even so, the lighter model isn't something everyone will rush to as a replacement for the ChatGPT app. gpt-oss is out!we made an open model that performs at the level of o4-mini and runs on a high-end laptop (WTF!!)(and a smaller one that runs on a phone).super proud of the team; big triumph of technology. August 5, 2025 Open weight access

The flexibility provided by the new models could be a boon for OpenAI as the open-weight approach becomes more popular. DeepSeek , Meta, and Mistral have all released open models in some fashion recently. But most have turned out
to be semi-open, meaning they are trained on undisclosed data or have constricted terms and usage limits.

The gpt-oss models are straightforward in offering the weights and license, though the training data remains proprietary. And OpenAIs gpt-oss models
bring compatibility with OpenAIs widely used interface, as well as a bigger window into how the model makes decisions that stand out.

So, where DeepSeek models tend to emphasize the raw power and relatively low-cost performance of their models, OpenAI is more interested in explaining how the models work. That will pique the interest of many developers trying
to learn or experiment. You can literally pause and look at whats going on inside the model.

Its also a signal to the developer community: OpenAI is inviting people to build with its tech in a way that hasnt been possible for years. These models dont just output chat completions; they offer a foundation. With the Apache license, you can fine-tune, distill, embed, or wrap them into entirely new products. And you dont need to send data to a third party to do it. Those hoping for a more decentralized AI ecosystem are likely to be pleased.

For those of us who are less technical, the main point is that you might see AI apps that run very well without needing a subscription price from you, or personalized tools that don't send your data to the cloud. With this release, OpenAI can claim to be willing to share more with developers, if not quite everything.

For a company thats spent much of the past two years building closed systems and premium subscriptions, releasing a pair of models this capable under open licenses feels like a major philosophical change, or at least the desire to make such a change seem real.

And while these two models don't represent the push into the era of GPT-5 , OpenAI chief Sam Altman has teased that even more announcements are on the horizon, so it's likely that the next-generation model is still being
readied. You might also like OpenAI's first AI Agent is here, and Operator
can make a dinner reservation and complete other tasks on the web for you Theres a new AI agent ready to browse the web and fill in forms without the need to touch your mouse I tried this new AI agent that takes control of your mouse and keyboard to help get tasks done, and I cant believe how good it is



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