OpenAI launches the GPT-4 Turbo preview at DevDay
OpenAI announced GPT-4 Turbo with a 128K context window and opened the preview to paying API developers, alongside a separate vision preview model.
What happened
Event details
OpenAI announced GPT-4 Turbo on November 6, 2023. The text preview model was available to paying developers through the API. GPT-4 Turbo with Vision accepted image input for tasks such as generating image descriptions, analyzing images, and reading documents containing figures, while producing text output.
Assessment
Why it matters
The 128K context window, lower API pricing, and vision input expanded the GPT-4 family’s developer capabilities and had substantial product and ecosystem impact. The model and its distribution remained controlled through OpenAI’s proprietary services.
Availability
Access notes
Initial availability was an API preview. OpenAI planned to integrate vision support into the stable GPT-4 Turbo model.