OpenAI is set to introduce “Strawberry,” a reasoning-focused AI model, within the next two weeks as part of its ChatGPT service. This new model is designed to enhance conversational AI with its unique capability to “think” before responding, setting it apart from existing AI systems that provide immediate answers.

Led by Sam Altman, OpenAI has significantly boosted interest and investment in AI technologies, as companies strive to integrate these advancements into their products. Backed by Microsoft, OpenAI recently announced that it now has over 1 million paying users for its business products, driven by the widespread adoption of its advanced chatbot.

Although Strawberry will be integrated into ChatGPT, it will function as a standalone service. Initially, Strawberry will focus solely on text input and output, without the ability to handle images, thus remaining non-multimodal for the time being. The exact details of how Strawberry will be offered remain unclear.