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Sean Endicott

GPT-4o Is Back From the Dead — The “Best Friend” of Many ChatGPT Users Now Comes at a Price

The OpenAI - ChatGPT application is displayed on a mobile phone. OpenAI announces GPT-5, its latest and most advanced AI model, in Brussels, Belgium, on August 7, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

GPT-4o is back, at least for select users. Following backlash caused by the model going away in favor of GPT-5, OpenAI decided to let ChatGPT Plus users continue to use GPT-4o.

Sometimes internet outrage works. In the spirit of fans forcing Sonic the Hedgehog to be redesigned, criticism pushed OpenAI to bring back GPT-4o. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discussed that feedback and the steps made in response on X.

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