OpenAI’s Deep Research is created to make complex tasks easier to handle, designed for research and reasoning.
Deep Research operates autonomously, using OpenAI’s upcoming O3 model.
The AI agent may take 5 to 30 minutes to complete tasks, notifying users once the research is done.
OpenAI has announced the launch of its next artificial intelligence (AI) tool Deep Research. This newly introduced AI agent is designed to assist with conducting complex research and reasoning, as well as solving time-consuming and expensive tasks.
The tech company recently introduced its Operator agent, which helps users complete web-based tasks like booking flights, ordering groceries, and even making purchases.
OpenAI CEO stated that Deep Research demands significant computing power and operates more slowly. Still, it is the first system capable of handling a broad range of intricate and valuable tasks. He :
“It is very compute-intensive and slow, but it’s the first ai system that can do such a wide variety of complex, valuable tasks. going live in our pro tier now, with 100 queries per month. plus, team, and enterprise will come soon, and then free tier.”
“It is very compute-intensive and slow, but it’s the first ai system that can do such a wide variety of complex, valuable tasks. going live in our pro tier now, with 100 queries per month. plus, team, and enterprise will come soon, and then free tier.”
OpenAI’s latest agent is designed to operate autonomously, handling tasks based on user input. The team explained that it runs on a version of OpenAI’s upcoming O3 model, fine-tuned for navigating the web and processing data. The system applies reasoning to search, interpret, and examine vast amounts of text, images, and PDFs, adjusting its approach as it encounters new information.
According to the released statement, Deep Research may take between 5 and 30 minutes to complete tasks, allowing the system to thoroughly explore online sources. The team :
“Deep research may take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes to complete its work, taking the time needed to dive deep into the web. In the meantime, you can step away or work on other tasks — you’ll get a notification once the research is complete.”
“Deep research may take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes to complete its work, taking the time needed to dive deep into the web. In the meantime, you can step away or work on other tasks — you’ll get a notification once the research is complete.”
The Shift Toward Autonomous AI: Deep Research and Industry Trends
OpenAI launched its new AI agent shortly after the surge in interest surrounding DeepSeek R1, an AI-powered chatbot with many similarities to ChatGPT.
The release of Deep Research aligns with the industry’s shift toward artificial intelligence tools capable of handling multiple tasks with minimal or no supervision. Several companies, including Microsoft and Anthropic have also developed their own versions of AI tools. Google provides a Deep Research feature for its AI chatbot Gemini, enabling it to gather and analyze online information for users.
How Deep Research Is Transforming Academic Work and Everyday Tasks
The development of these tools primarily aims to help users complete tasks efficiently. Sam Altman has previously described agents as the next major advancement in AI.
Mushtaq Bilal, an academic writer with more than 200,000 followers on X, on the launch of Deep Research, suggesting that soon, rather than manually performing literature reviews, particularly comprehensive and systematic ones, academics may focus on refining AI agents like Deep Research for these tasks. The AI will handle the workload while experts oversee its process and refine the results as needed.
The CEO announced that users in the Plus tier will be allowed around 10 tasks per month, with a small number available in the Free tier.