OpenAI to release new artificial intelligence model for free

Move to issue 03-mini model follows sudden arrival of much cheaper Chinese rival DeepSeek’s R1

OpenAI is releasing a new artificial intelligence model for free, after the company said it would speed up product releases in response to the emergence of a Chinese rival.

The startup behind ChatGPT is issuing the AI, called o3-mini, after the surprise success of a rival product by China’s DeepSeek. It will be available without charge – albeit with usage limits – to people who use the free version of OpenAI’s chatbot.

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