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Tool Use

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2021

  1. OpenAICapability

    WebGPT

    GPT-3 fine-tuned to answer open-ended questions more accurately using a text-based web browser.

2023

  1. OpenAICapability

    ChatGPT plugins

    ChatGPT gets initial plugin support to access up-to-date information, run computations, or use third-party services.

  2. AnthropicModel

    Claude 2.1

    Adds a 200K token context window, 2x fewer false statements than Claude 2.0, system prompts and beta tool use.

2024

2025

  1. OpenAIModel

    o3 and o4-mini

    OpenAI's smartest and most capable models at release, with full tool access.

  2. AnthropicCapability

    Integrations

    Claude connects to apps and tools via Integrations; Research also searches connected services.

  3. OpenAICapability

    ChatGPT agent

    ChatGPT can think and act with tools to complete tasks like research, bookings and slideshows.

  4. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.1 in the API

    GPT-5.1 reaches the API with adaptive reasoning, extended prompt caching, and apply_patch and shell tools.

  5. AnthropicCapability

    Structured outputs

    API responses are guaranteed to match JSON schemas and tool definitions; beta for Sonnet 4.5 and Opus 4.1.

  6. AnthropicCapability

    Advanced tool use

    Claude can discover, learn and execute tools dynamically on the Claude Developer Platform.

2026

  1. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.4

    Frontier model for professional work with stronger coding, computer use, tool search and 1M-token context.

  2. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.4 mini and nano

    Smaller, faster GPT-5.4 versions for coding, tool use and high-volume API and sub-agent workloads.

  3. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.5

    A model built for complex tasks like coding, research and data analysis across tools.

  4. OpenAIProduct

    Agents API

    Managed service on the Codex harness for building cloud agents with long-running sessions and tools.