ChatGPT’s awesome Deep Research gets a light version and goes free for all

ChatGPT Finally Has a Free (but Limited) Deep Research Tool

Is a "lightweight" research tool deep enough?

OpenAI Just Made a Powerful Research Tool Free for Everyone

If you’re using ChatGPT for free and want to try its Deep Research capability without paying, you are in luck. Here’s what it can do.

ChatGPT Free Users Can Now Run 'Deep Research' Five Times a Month

The tool built for creating in-depth reports in minutes is now available on all versions of ChatGPT, albeit in a new "lightweight" form.

OpenAI's Deep Research tool is coming to free accounts

OpenAI is giving free ChatGPT users limited access to its Deep Research tool without the need to pay for it. In addition, the company has expanded the tool's limits for all users by rolling out a lightweight version of it powered by its o4-mini model. It says the o4-mini Deep Research feature produces slightly shorter responses, but is "nearly as smart, more cost-efficient and delivers similarly high-quality results" as the original version. Ope…

ChatGPT is getting a ‘lightweight’ version of its deep research tool

OpenAI is introducing a new version of its ChatGPT deep research tool that it says is cheaper to operate. The “lightweight” model is available now to free users, as well as those on several of the company’s paid tiers. Deep research (lightweight) is powered by a version of OpenAI’s o4-mini model, and the company says it’s “nearly as intelligent” as the original deep research mode, which produces lengthy reports including citations and summaries …