GPT-4o (2024-11-20)

A multimodal large language model from OpenAI released in November 2024 that processes text and images with a 128K token context window.

Strengths

Handles both text and image inputs with solid reasoning and coding capability, maintaining broad general-purpose utility across diverse tasks.

Best for

Production applications requiring balanced performance on language, vision, and coding work without needing extended reasoning chains.

Limitations

Superseded by newer models in OpenAI's lineup—GPT-4.1 offers more context, and o3 Mini or o1 models provide stronger reasoning capabilities for complex problem-solving.