Deep Research: OpenAI’s AI Agent That Can Conduct Multi-Step Research for You
On Sunday, OpenAI unveiled Deep Research, an AI agent that can conduct multi-step research for you by pulling a robust amount of information from the web and synthesizing those sources for you in a comprehensive report. Once prompted, Deep Research can work entirely independently; it’s like having a research analyst at your command.
Powering Deep Research
Powering Deep Research is a version of the OpenAI o3 model optimized for web browsing and data analysis. By leveraging o3’s advanced reasoning capabilities, it can search and interpret massive amounts of content from the web, including texts, images, and more, and then output it in a report targeted to your needs.
Performance Compared
In the blog post announcing the feature, OpenAI includes the same side-by-side results of GPT-4o versus Deep Research to showcase how the same prompt generates very different results. The ones generated with Deep Research were much more robust and better organized.
How to Access
Because of the computing power required to run the Deep Research feature, only ChatGPT Pro users can access it at the moment. The $200-per-month subscription includes access to up to 100 queries of an optimized version and other perks such as unlimited access to ChatGPT and Sora and access to Operator, its AI agent feature that can carry out basic browser tasks like reservations.
Conclusion
Deep Research is a game-changer in the world of AI research, allowing users to access comprehensive reports in a matter of minutes. With its advanced reasoning capabilities and ability to search and interpret massive amounts of content, Deep Research is poised to revolutionize the way we conduct research.
FAQs
Q: What is Deep Research?
A: Deep Research is an AI agent that can conduct multi-step research for you by pulling a robust amount of information from the web and synthesizing those sources for you in a comprehensive report.
Q: How does Deep Research work?
A: Deep Research uses a version of the OpenAI o3 model optimized for web browsing and data analysis to search and interpret massive amounts of content from the web, including texts, images, and more, and then output it in a report targeted to your needs.
Q: Who can access Deep Research?
A: Currently, only ChatGPT Pro users can access Deep Research. However, OpenAI plans to release a faster, more cost-effective version of the feature powered by a model that is smaller but just as efficient, which will be available to all users.
Q: How much does Deep Research cost?
A: ChatGPT Pro users can access Deep Research for $200 per month. Google also offers a similar feature, Deep Research, as part of its Google One AI Premium plan, which costs $20 per month.
