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1. heaney-555 · 1786046147 · focus · HN ↗

   Giving free ChatGPT users access to reasoning (the 'Think' toggle) will have a broader impact on the world than every new paid model and coding agent combined.

   1. thorum · 1786051442 · focus · HN ↗

      Free users have had access to reasoning for a while. o4-mini and the initial GPT-5 launch both included reasoning modes for free users.

      They took away the button a few months ago and are now putting it back.

      1. heaney-555 · 1786053090 · focus · HN ↗

         Technically yes, but the free usage equated to single-digit messages per day before the auto-downgrade. With GPT-5 it was just 1 message per day.

         Perhaps I should have said "proper access".

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