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Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn

864: OpenAI’s o3-mini: SOTA reasoning and exponentially cheaper

Feb 21, 2025
Dive into the fascinating world of OpenAI’s o3-mini, showcasing its cutting-edge reasoning capabilities. Discover how it stacks up against top competitors like DeepSeek-R1, GPT-4o, and Claude 3.5 Sonnet. The discussion highlights significant enhancements in logical processing and the novel access through ChatGPT. All of this is packed into a quick yet insightful review that's perfect for tech enthusiasts!
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Quick takeaways

  • OpenAI's o3-mini model excels in advanced reasoning capabilities, outperforming established models on challenging benchmarks in its high operational mode.
  • The o3-mini's remarkable cost efficiency, operating at just 7% of the original O1 model's cost, makes advanced AI accessible to more users.

Deep dives

O3 Mini's Revolutionary Reasoning Abilities

The O3 Mini model, recently released by OpenAI, stands out for its advanced reasoning capabilities, allowing it to tackle complex problems systematically before providing a response. It offers three operational modes—low, medium, and high—that vary based on inference time and computational power used. In its high mode, O3 Mini outperforms multiple established models, including the original O1 and the DeepSeq R1, on several challenging benchmarks, such as the AIM math benchmark and various coding tests. This tiered structure enables users to optimize performance based on their specific needs while benefiting from the model's superior reasoning abilities.

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