Spotlight on OpenAI DeepResearch

Overview

An AI agent that uses reasoning to synthesize large amounts of online information and complete multi-step research tasks. Built to handle complex queries that would take humans many hours.

Capabilities

• Browses and analyzes hundreds of online sources
• Creates comprehensive research reports
• Uses reasoning to pivot and adapt based on discovered information
• Can embed images and graphs in responses
• Cites specific sources and passages

Performance

• Achieves 26.6% accuracy on Humanity's Last Exam
• Sets new state of the art on GAIA benchmark
• Saves users 2-5 hours on expert-level research tasks

Access

• Available to Pro users with up to 100 queries per month
• Coming soon to Plus and Team users
• UK/Switzerland/EEA access pending
• Web interface now, mobile/desktop apps within a month

Limitations

• Can sometimes hallucinate facts
• May struggle distinguishing authoritative sources
• Has issues with confidence calibration
• Minor formatting errors possible
• Tasks may take time to begin