ChatGPT has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 400 million weekly active users. This figure marks a substantial increase from previous counts, doubling the user base reported in August 2024, which itself had doubled from November 2023.
The surge in users comes despite growing competition from platforms like DeepSeek, which has sparked discussions about the future of leading AI tools. OpenAI is preparing to enhance its offerings by simplifying the ChatGPT interface, allowing users to interact without selecting a specific reasoning model.
Additionally, OpenAI plans to introduce its GPT-4.5 and GPT-5 models to both chat and API clients shortly. Notably, GPT-5 will be available to OpenAI’s free users, indicating a strategy to further expand its audience.
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