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OpenAI is launching new models, reducin= g prices for GPT-3.5 Turbo, and introducing new ways for developers to mana= ge API keys and understand API usage. The new models include two new embedd= ing models, an updated GPT-4 Turbo preview model, an updated GPT-3.5 Turbo = model, and an updated text moderation model. The updated GPT-4 Turbo previe= w model completes tasks like code generation more thoroughly than previous = preview models and is intended to reduce cases of 'laziness'. OpenAI plans = to launch GPT-4 Turbo with vision in general availability in the coming mon= ths.
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