OpenAI Unveils GPT-4o – What’s New and Why It Matters

In May 2025, OpenAI released GPT-4o (“Omni”), a faster, lighter version of GPT-4 that excels in handling text, image, and audio inputs in real-time. With lower latency and cost, GPT-4o makes advanced AI accessible to more developers and apps.

What’s new? GPT-4o can now understand tone, facial expressions (from images), and contextual voice inputs, making it ideal for customer support, accessibility tools, and virtual assistants. Developers can now embed AI more deeply into real-world workflows—whether it’s in finance, education, or health tech.

This shift lowers barriers for Indian SaaS startups aiming to integrate conversational AI at scale. It also reinforces the need to address ethical concerns around bias, misinformation, and AI hallucination.