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ChatGPT’s new ‘Thinking’ mode just hit a 94% reasoning score — 7 prompts it can solve that standard AI can’t - Tom's Guide
94%. That's ChatGPT's new reasoning score on its 'Thinking' mode — and it's solving problems standard AI can't touch.
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OpenAI's 'Thinking' mode represents a meaningful capability jump in reasoning tasks, directly competing with other reasoning-focused models. This benchmarks as a competitive differentiator in the model capability race.
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4 to knowChatGPT 'Thinking' mode achieves 94% reasoning score
Solves 7 prompt categories that standard ChatGPT cannot
Published April 16, 2026
Source: Tom's Guide
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