Copilot offers the “Turbo” for free: a sign that a new OpenAI model is about to arrive?

There news took everyone by surprise: now on Copilot you can use the new template GPT-4 Turbopreviously reserved for paid users of Copilot Pro, for free (do you know what Copilot is and how it works? Find out in our in-depth analysis).

For those who don’t remember, Copilot is Microsoft’s AI chatbot available from Windows, mobile apps and web interface, and since its launch it allows free users to use the template GPT-4.

Those who subscribe to instead Copilot Pro can use the most modern GPT-4 Turbobut Microsoft’s Mikhail Parakhin just confirmed on X that it is now the latter accessible to all.

Furthermore, in the comments Parakhin confirms that the new model does will activate automatically when you activate the modes Creative or Preciseas well as activating the switch Use GPT-4.

At this point, many users are wondering what the benefit of paying for is Copilot Proin addition to the possibility of choosing between GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo (and without considering the numerous other reserved functions).

According to some observers, Microsoft’s move could anticipate a announcement from OpenAI.

We know them well ties between the Redmond house and the company that contributed most to spreading artificial intelligence in the world, which resulted in the possibility of having a Bus Lane for its products.

In the past few weeks there have been some rumor according to which OpenAI would be working on a new model GPT-4.5 Turbo, and which could be released soon. If this is true, Microsoft may have made room for Copilot Pro for the new model, a practice we may continue to see in the future as OpenAI updates its AI tools.

And, to respond to user complaints, which would always give subscribers to Copilot Pro the possibility of previewing the latest models available.