> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# GPT-4.5: A Pricey Upgrade or a ‘Nothingburger’?
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/gpt-4-5-a-pricey-upgrade-or-a-nothingburger/
- Published: 2025-02-28T09:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-27T05:24:29.000Z
- Description: AI just got an update… but is GPT-4.5 more evolution than revolution? OpenAI’s latest model is bigger, costlier, and ‘a little bit better,’ but not where it really matters.
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: News, #seo-post-1

[AI](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/ai-trends-speaker/) just got an update… but is GPT-4.5 more evolution than revolution? OpenAI’s latest model is bigger, costlier, and ‘a little bit better,’ but not where it really matters.

With no major reasoning upgrades and a hefty price tag, even early adopters are asking: What’s the point?

GPT-4.5 boasts 10x more pretraining compute than GPT-4, promising better EQ-driven tasks like creativity, humor, and nuanced understanding. Yet, it fails to advance in reasoning-heavy domains like coding and math, leaving industry experts scratching their heads.

Aaron Levie praises its ability to extract metadata from enterprise content, but others—like Gary Marcus, call it a “nothingburger.” Meanwhile, OpenAI’s pricing strategy raises eyebrows.

Is GPT-4.5 a necessary stepping stone or just OpenAI keeping the spotlight? If AI progress now comes in invisible increments, what should businesses prioritize: incremental improvements or disruptive breakthroughs?

Read the full article on [VentureBeat](https://venturebeat.com/ai/industry-observers-say-gpt-4-5-is-an-odd-model-question-its-price/?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com).

\----