Search and Research

Updates that improve web search quality, evidence use, and research workflows.

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ChatGPT 2026-03-05

ChatGPT - GPT-5.4 Thinking strengthened deep research with visible planning

SummaryOpenAI added GPT-5.4 Thinking to ChatGPT with more explicit planning and stronger support for deeper research-style work.

CapabilityUsers can work through complex investigations while seeing more of the structure behind the model's research path.

ImpactThis is more practical for review-heavy work where intermediate reasoning direction matters before final output.

Source OpenAI Help Center - ChatGPT release notes

ChatGPT 2026-03-03

ChatGPT - GPT-5.3 Instant improved fast answers with richer search grounding

SummaryOpenAI updated GPT-5.3 Instant in ChatGPT with stronger web-grounded answers and better control over response tone.

CapabilityUsers can get faster up-to-date answers while still shaping tone for drafts, internal notes, or customer-facing copy.

ImpactThis makes one-thread research and drafting more practical when teams need both speed and current information.

Source OpenAI Help Center - ChatGPT release notes

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