OpenAI: o1-preview (2024-09-12)

The OpenAI o1-preview (2024-09-12) model, an experimental offering optimized for STEM tasks, demonstrates exceptional reliability with a 100% success rate across all benchmarks, consistently providing usable responses. However, it tends to have longer response times, ranking in the 18th percentile for speed. This model is positioned at premium pricing levels, ranking in the 1st percentile for cost across benchmarks. In terms of performance, o1-preview achieved perfect 100.0% accuracy in General Knowledge, making it the most accurate model at its price point and among models of comparable speed. It also showed strong performance in Instruction Following, scoring 78.4% accuracy, placing it in the 92nd percentile. Its accuracy in Ethics (98.0%) and Email Classification (97.0%) is solid, though not top-tier. Coding performance was respectable at 87.0% accuracy. Key strengths include its perfect reliability and outstanding accuracy in general knowledge and instruction following, aligning with its design for "spending more time thinking." Its primary weakness is its slower response time and premium pricing.