Microsoft said Wednesday that it would provide access to OpenAI's o1 model, for free, to Copilot users as part of a toggle option called "Think Deeper." OpenAI uses the o1 model in its paid ChatGPT plans and charges $20/mo for "limited" access to the model, and unlimited access to it for a Pro plan costing $200/mo. However, Mustafa Suleyman, the chief of Microsoft's AI, said that the model would be "free and available," and "everywhere at no cost" — potentially an enormous discount.
At the time, Microsoft representatives didn't immediately reply to follow-up questions. But they (Microsoft) said Friday that there are limits to their new Think Deeper feature, which they're keeping mum about.
"Usage of Think Deeper is limited by a weekly number of messages, with Copilot Pro subscribers having more turns per week," the Microsoft representative said via email. "The exact amount depends on how many other people are currently using Think Deeper. When you've reached your allotted number of turns, you may get an error message, or the feature will no longer be visible to you during this time."
Put another way, Think Deeper might just stop working and for unknown reasons. We've asked Microsoft for further clarification and we'll update this story as we hear back.
We don't know how many queries Microsoft's Think Deeper will allow and it's very odd that the company won't tell you. Part of
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