OpenAI Retires GPT-4o, and Paying Customers Are Furious About the Math
OpenAI is sunsetting GPT-4o, citing just 0.1% usage — but users argue that's a manufactured statistic, since the model was quietly removed from the free tier months ago.
OpenAI is retiring GPT-4o, and the backlash from its paying user base is sharp. As @Dana_CRN put it bluntly: "Goodbye, GPT-4o. You were a legend. Fuck you @OpenAI." The hashtag #keep4o gained traction as users expressed frustration over losing a model they consider more reliable than its successors.
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