ToolsThe story, in brief
Introducing deep research
OpenAI just shipped an agent that does your research for you. Pro users get it today.
The KeyNews take
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 knowDeep Research agent uses reasoning to synthesize online information and complete multi-step tasks
Available to Pro users immediately on Feb 2, 2025
Rolling to Plus and Team tiers next
Agent-based product built on top of reasoning capabilities—not a model release
Go to the source
OpenAI Blogopenai.com
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.