November 06, 2024 | Listen Online | Read Online

Welcome, humans.

OpenAI's exec team (including Sam) did a Reddit AMA that's worth a skim. Some highlights: the company is working on a new DALL-E update which Altman said "will be worth the wait", and AI agents that can perform tasks autonomously and message users first will be "a big theme in 2025."

ALSO: Camera mode for ChatGPT is in development, o1 may soon be able to see images and sing, and they're planning to implement hands-free way to end voice conversations. And then there was this little nugget…

Here's what you need to know about AI today:

We break down the best AI for major tasks (and why).
T-Mobile invested $100M in OpenAI's customer service AI.
Apple enabled ChatGPT Plus upgrades in iOS settings.
OpenAI hired Meta's AR / VR hardware leader.

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The Best AI models for every business task (yes, we did the research)

Nobody in AI wanted to launch anything new yesterday (why not, was something going on?), so we figured it would be a good time to do a recap on all the top AI models and which one is best for which use case.

We dug into the latest benchmark data, pricing, and real-world performance metrics to create the definitive guide to choosing the right model for your needs. Let's break down which models excel at what:

For Coding & Development: Claude 3.5 Sonnet (new)

Consistently outperforms GPT-4o in real-world coding tasks.
Better at understanding complex codebases.
More reliable at generating working code.
Costs less for similar tasks.

For Data Analysis & Processing: Gemini 1.5 Pro

2M token context window (largest available).
Superior at handling large datasets.
Built-in data visualization capabilities.
Strong integration with Google's ecosystem.

For Content Creation: Claude 3.5 Sonnet (new)

Best-in-class creative writing capabilities.
More consistent tone and style.
Better understanding of context.
Lower hallucination rate.

For Visual Tasks: GPT-4o

Most accurate image analysis.
Better at complex visual reasoning.
Strong multimodal capabilities.
More reliable at following visual instructions.

The Budget-Friendly Options:

If you're watching costs (who isn't?), here are the best value picks.

Gemini 1.5 Flash: $0.35/1M tokens
Ministral 3B: $0.04/1M tokens
GPT-3.5 Turbo: $0.5/1M tokens

Speed Champions

Need blazing fast responses? These models lead in performance:

Llama 3.2 1B: 555 tokens/second.
Gemini 1.5 Flash: 311 tokens/second.
GPT-4 Turbo: 125 tokens/second.

And as you know, o1-mini and o1 preview are best for complicated reasoning tasks (in that order), like solving tough math problems. While o1-preview tops most benchmarks, its high cost means it's overkill for many business tasks.

For most companies and business needs, a mix of models will provide the best balance of performance and cost—use specialized models for specific tasks rather than trying to find one model to rule them all.

For example: We use Sonnet to help write (it's hands down the best), and bounce between Perplexity and ChatGPT Search for search tasks. For projects involving lots of context, we use Claude Projects, but are seriously considering trying Gemini for them soon. If you want to get real fancy, you could take your first draft from Claude to ChatGPT Canvas and edit there.

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Around the Horn.

OpenAI signed a new $100M deal with T-Mobile to build a new customer service chatbot that remembers customer details to be released next year.
Apple will let you upgrade to ChatGPT Plus directly from your iPhone Settings when ChatGPT integration gets released as part of iOS 18.2 in December.
Google is launching an AI hub in Saudi Arabia to research new AI models and research "Saudi-specific AI applications."
Meta's former AR/VR hardware leader announced she will join OpenAI, suggesting the company will make a serious push into physical devices.

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TherapyAI built a tool to help you manage election-related stress.
OpenHands is an assistant for coding with zero set up required, and Siter.io turns your Figma designs into live websites without any code needed.
MockFlow sketches and visualizes website or app designs via wireframes, turning your UI ideas into simple drawings that your team can iterate on.
ScalerX.ai creates custom chatbots for your Telegram channels that can sell products, answer questions, and handle support requests for you.
Crisp organizes your messy customer chats into a shared team inbox to help you respond faster.
Melies turns your movie ideas into animated films by generating scripts, characters, and scenes for you.
Nifty combines your tasks, docs, chats, and roadmaps into one workspace so your team stops switching between apps.

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