o3-mini

OpenAI · Jan 2025

The R1-panic response: reasoning for the free tier, shipped days after DeepSeek cratered Nvidia. First taste of o-series thinking for most users.

Sources

Official

tk — to collect

Writing & commentary

tk — to collect

Tweets

tk — fleet pass pending; mirror to archive

Official record

tk — release date, specs, benchmarks, checkpoints

History

tk — context of the world at release; events and entanglements

Impressions

tk — day-of and longitudinal vibes to collect