Many users expressed doubt about the model's value proposition, particularly its extremely high pricing. Key quotes include:
"GPT-4.5 pricing is insane" and "this seems like a release they pushed out to keep the 'hype' alive rather than something they were eager to share."
Users noted OpenAI's focus on improving the model's emotional quotient (EQ) and conversational style:
"They are focusing a large part of this release on the model having a higher 'EQ'" - sebastiennight
Many commenters suggested the model represents diminishing returns in pre-training approaches:
"It significantly improves upon GPT-4o... but seems like more signal that the scaling 'law' is indeed faltering." - nialv7
Users frequently compared GPT-4.5 unfavorably to alternatives like Claude and Anthropic:
"Claude 3.6 (new 3.5) and 3.7 non-reasoning are much better at pretty much everything, and much cheaper." - synapsomorphy
Some saw the release as indicative of OpenAI's broader challenges:
"OpenAI simply does not have a business model, even if they are trying to convince the world that they do." - ur-whale
"My worry isn't workforce replacement but whether we'll figure out how not to die along with the lightcone..." - shoubidouwah
"The high level block diagrams for tech always end up converging to those found in biological systems." - nomel
"GPT-2 was laugh out loud funny... Newer LLMs seem to have lost their sense of humor." - wewewedxfgdf
The discussion reveals a complex mixture of technological excitement, skepticism, and concern about AI's trajectory, with nuanced critiques of OpenAI's latest offering.