OpenAI released its new o1 models on Thursday, giving ChatGPT users their first chance to try AI models that pause to “think” before they answer. There’s been a lot of hype building up to these models,

If you want to try the o1 models for yourself, you can create a free ChatGPT account, sign in, toggle "alpha modes" from the model picker, and choose o1-mini. If you want to try o1-preview, you'll have to subscribe to a ChatGPT Plus account for $20 per month.