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Do the different levels of thinking you can select actually do anything?

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23 Jun
With Deep Research toggle, does changing thinking levels (instant/high/xhigh/pro) actually affect anything or does Deep Research use it's own model?

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21 Jun
What is GPT 5.5 Thinking? Is that High or Medium intelligence?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've been hearing about a GPT 5.5 Thinking model.</p> <p>But with my Plus subscription I only see Intelligence choices Instant, Medium, and

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
4 May
No thinking time reported and answers are completely instant... anyone else?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>As the title says. I'm getting absolutely no thinking time reported on my prompts, and the answers are coming out completely instant. It feels

OPINION · WHO · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
12 Aug
Free/Go users: does “Think harder” actually work?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m on the Go plan, and I have the “Think harder” button available. However, when I turn it on, I honestly don’t notice much difference compared

OPINION · WHEN · OpenAIOPEN STORY
25 May
Mirror Mirror … Instant v. Thinking

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OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
29 Apr
GPT-5.5 isn’t a flashy upgrade — but it changes how AI actually gets work done

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OPINION · HOW · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
25 Mar
AI chats made me notice when people don’t actually answer questions

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Not sure if this is just me, but after using AI chats for a while I’ve noticed I catch people not actually answering my questions much more

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
26 Apr
Can I enable thinking some other way?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>After upgrading to gpt plus from standard, the thinking mode disappeared and got replaced with deep research quizzes etc. Now whenever I need it

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
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