Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast o3 Turns Pro
Jun 17, 2025
Delve into the fascinating performance of O3 Pro, highlighting its computational power and the impact of subscription pricing. Explore its strengths and weaknesses, especially in coding and creative writing. User experiences reveal a mix of satisfaction and criticism regarding speed and reliability issues. The discussion touches on the challenges faced in practical applications, particularly for legal contexts. Finally, consider the future of AI, where declining inference costs are changing development strategies and capabilities.
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O3 Pro: More Compute, Slower Speed
- O3 Pro uses significantly more compute to solve problems but is slower than O3.
- Its responses tend to be better but the wait time can break workflow and human context windows.
Reduced Hallucinations Yet Skepticism Needed
- O3 Pro appears to hallucinate less because it considers answers more carefully.
- This leads to fewer confabulations but users still need to apply skepticism.
O3 Pro Outperforms O3 in Evaluations
- Expert evaluations consistently favor O3 Pro over O3 in science, education, programming, and writing.
- O3 Pro achieves higher accuracy and reliability scores across major academic benchmarks and coding challenges.