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Introducing deep research

OpenAI just shipped an agent that does your research for you. Pro users get it today.

Reporting by OpenAI Blog 1 min brief
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Why it matters

OpenAI is moving beyond chat into autonomous research workflows—a concrete deployment of reasoning agents that directly competes with specialized research tools and signals the shift toward agent-based product layers.

The key facts

4 to know

  1. Deep Research agent uses reasoning to synthesize online information and complete multi-step tasks

  2. Available to Pro users immediately on Feb 2, 2025

  3. Rolling to Plus and Team tiers next

  4. Agent-based product built on top of reasoning capabilities—not a model release

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Publisher excerpt: An agent that uses reasoning to synthesize large amounts of online information and complete multi-step research tasks for you. Available to Pro users today, Plus and Team next.
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