08 Open AI LLM
OpenAI LLM Families
🔹 1. GPT Series (Core
LLMs)
These are the main Generative
Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) models:
- GPT-1 (2018) – First transformer-based LLM
from OpenAI
- GPT-2 (2019) – Much larger, strong text
generation
- GPT-3 (2020) – Massive leap (175B parameters)
- GPT-3.5 (2022) – Improved GPT-3 (used in early
ChatGPT)
- GPT-4 (2023) – Multimodal (text + image
understanding)
- GPT-4 Turbo (2023–2024) – Faster & cheaper
GPT-4 variant
- GPT-4o (2024) – “Omni” model (text, image,
audio)
- GPT-4o-mini – Smaller, cheaper version of 4o
🔹 2. Reasoning Models
(Newer Specialized LLMs)
Designed for deeper reasoning and
step-by-step thinking:
- o1 – Advanced reasoning model
- o1-mini – Lightweight version
- o3 – Improved reasoning (stronger than o1)
- o3-mini – Faster/cheaper reasoning model
👉 These are optimized
for:
- Math
- Coding
- Complex logic problems
🔹 3. Embedding Models
Used for semantic search,
retrieval, and RAG systems:
- text-embedding-ada-002 (older, widely used)
- text-embedding-3-small
- text-embedding-3-large
🔹 4. Older / Legacy
Models
These were part of earlier APIs:
- davinci-002
- babbage-002
- curie (deprecated)
- ada (deprecated)
⚖️ Simple Classification
|
Type |
Models |
|
General LLMs |
GPT-1 → GPT-4o |
|
Reasoning-focused |
o1, o3 series |
|
Embeddings |
text-embedding-* |
|
Legacy |
davinci, curie, ada |
🧠 Key Insight
- GPT models → General-purpose (chat, coding,
writing)
- o-series → Deep reasoning (like “thinking
models”)
- Embeddings → Power search & retrieval
systems
⚠️ Important Note
OpenAI evolves models frequently,
so:
- Some older models are deprecated
- Newer models (like GPT-4o, o3) are current and
preferred
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