Enhancing ChatGPT Plus with GPT-4o: Maximizing AI Capabilities

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You signed up for ChatGPT Plus to get more out of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, but now OpenAI has launched GPT-4o, an all-in-one model, with the 'o' standing for 'omni.' The new GPT-4o model is available to free and paid users, as are most of the benefits that were previously included only with a ChatGPT Plus subscription. This means that Advanced Data Analysis, custom GPTs, and internet access all are available if you don't pay for ChatGPT.

So what's the point of paying $20 per month for a Plus subscription? For starters, GPT-4o is only available to free users on the desktop, not in the ChatGPT mobile app. Generating interactive tables and charts is also only available for ChatGPT Plus subscribers. Free ChatGPT users also see intermittent GPT-4o availability, as OpenAI restricts its use during peak times, reverting free users to GPT-3.5. Finally, Plus users have up to five times the message limit of free users, with up to 80 messages every three hours on GPT-4o and 40 messages every three hours on GPT-4.

Let's go through how to use all the benefits of your ChatGPT Plus subscription.

ChatGPT Plus is easy to use, and OpenAI has made it even easier by combining many tools into GPT-4 and GPT-4o. To use ChatGPT Plus, you'll need a Plus subscription, which gives you priority access to new features, and access to GPT-4. To upgrade to ChatGPT Plus, you can log in to your OpenAI account and click on Upgrade in the lower left corner of the screen.

A ChatGPT Plus subscription plan gives you access to GPT-4, which is the same model that powers Microsoft Copilot. OpenAI recently released GPT-4o, a multimodal model that has the combined functionality of multiple individual models. While GPT-4o has many of the same capabilities as GPT-4, it is faster and smarter.

One of the few GPT-4o features exclusive to Plus subscribers lets you generate interactive tables and graphics in a chat. To do that, select GPT-4o from the dropdown list in the model selection, and then upload a spreadsheet from your device, Google Drive, or Microsoft OneDrive. ChatGPT will import it and make it into an interactive table within your chat.

OpenAI has made the ChatGPT Plus subscription even more appealing with the addition of GPT-4o, a versatile model that enhances the AI capabilities of ChatGPT. From generating interactive tables to advanced data analysis, ChatGPT Plus users can now access a wide range of tools and features to maximize their AI chatbot experience.