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Tech enthusiasts speculate that had GPT-4.5 been released alongside innovations in reasoning models—which have become increasingly prominent in recent months—it may have been received differently. As it stands, it feels outdated both in terms of current knowledge and capabilities.
Moreover, the expected functionalities—such as a longer maximum output token limit—have not been realized, keeping GPT-4.5 from competing effectively with newer models in this regard. Users are left questioning its practicality, especially given the speed trade-offs noted; tasks that used to take mere seconds with previous models now extend to over a minute with GPT-4.5.