GPT-4.5: Evaluating Its Advancements and Justification

OpenAI has introduced GPT-4.5, positioning it as a significant upgrade from its predecessors.

While the model brings notable improvements, the key question remains: Does it justify its higher cost and extensive development investment?

GPT-4.5 highlights five major areas of advancement over GPT-4o:

1. Advanced Reasoning & Problem-Solving – The model claims to handle multi-step logical tasks with greater accuracy and efficiency.
2. Enhanced Creativity & Flexibility – It demonstrates improved language generation, such as producing creative writing with deeper nuance.
3. Superior Contextual Memory – GPT-4.5 enhances long-term recall in conversations, improving its ability to track details over extended interactions.
4. Real-time Integration – It offers smoother access to up-to-date information compared to prior models.
5. Improved Instruction Interpretation & Safety – The model emphasizes stronger ethical and security safeguards.

OpenAI states that GPT-4.5 enhances efficiency, reliability, and user experience, making it more suited for creative tasks, customer support, and general AI applications. However, early analysis suggests that its improvements in coding remain limited compared to specialized AI models.

With input from Axios, Forbes, and PYMNTS.