Open AI announces ChatGPT 5.1

GPT 5.1 'makes ChatGPT smarter and more enjoyable to talk to'

November 12, 2025

GPT-5.1 and OpenAI text on colorful gradient background with pink, yellow, and blue tones

GPT 5.1 ‘makes ChatGPT smarter and more enjoyable to talk to’

https://writing.madebydanny.uk/open-ai-announces-chatgpt-5-1-0432a0e784e2

On Wednesday OpenAI announced GPT 5.1, what OpenAI is calling an "upgrade" to GPT 5 which was announced back in August (2025), and OpenAI claims the new model, GPT 5.1 "makes ChatGPT smarter and more enjoyable to talk to".

Mobile app personalization screen showing style options including Default, Professional, Friendly, Candid, Quirky, Efficient, Nerdy, and Cynical.

The new models are GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 thinking. Alongside the release of the new models comes with new conversation tones. The list of tones now include Default, Professional, Friendly, Candid, Quirky, Efficient, Nerdy, and Cynical.

The release of GPT 5.1 comes just weeks after OpenAI announced its AI-powered web browser, ChatGPT Atlas.

Daniel Morrisey 

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GPT 5.1 looks faster and smarter on paper, but is it actually? (this is a real question, I haven't used it yet) openai.com/index/gpt-5-1/

Chart showing GPT-5.1 uses 57% fewer tokens on easy tasks and 71% more on hard tasks compared to GPT-5, across percentiles.

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