You don’t need a ChatGPT subscription to use the new OpenAI o1 model. Two leading AI platforms, Perplexity and You.com, already provide access to this advanced AI tool, along with other popular models.

Perplexity: AI Search Engine with OpenAI o1 Model

If you’re eager to explore the advanced reasoning capabilities of the OpenAI o1 model but don’t want to create an OpenAI account, Perplexity offers an easy solution. On Monday, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the platform now supports the OpenAI o1-mini model in beta. This feature is available exclusively to Perplexity Pro users, with a subscription costing $20 per month.

While Perplexity functions as an AI-based search engine, this feature is not available for search tasks due to the slower performance of the o1 model. Instead, Srinivas encourages users to try it for puzzles, math, and programming. Pro users can access the feature for up to 10 sessions per day and also benefit from other major AI models, such as GPT-4o, Claude 3 Sonnet/Opus, and Sonar Large 32k (based on Llama 3 70b).

You.com: The Ultimate AI Hub for OpenAI o1 and More

Another excellent choice is You.com, which includes both the OpenAI o1-preview and o1-mini models in its Pro plan for just $20 per year. Unlike Perplexity, You.com places no limits on the usage of the o1 model. One of You.com’s main strengths is its extensive collection of top AI models, such as GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Llama 3, Mistral Large 2, Gemini 1.5 Flash, and Command R.

If you’re interested in experimenting with a wide variety of AI models beyond OpenAI, You.com provides a robust platform.

Direct Access through ChatGPT

For those who prefer a direct route, you can still access the OpenAI o1-mini model through ChatGPT. Plus users enjoy 50 messages per day, while free users have a smaller, as-yet-unspecified limit. Additionally, ChatGPT Plus users can try out the o1-preview model with a weekly limit of 50 messages. ChatGPT Plus costs $20 per month and includes perks like unlimited access to data analysis, file uploads, vision, web browsing, and the ability to create custom GPTs.