ChatGPT: Legacy, Default, and The Update

So there are three versions available to the paid users: Legacy (3.5), Default (3.5), and the recent?ChatGPT Update (4).

Although we’ll go a little deep about their capabilities, this is what OpenAI has to say about the differences:

So, while free users have only Legacy 3.5 to play with, the premium subscription offers all three to try and settle for what the users think is the best.

To summarize the preceding image, the paid plans are about getting more accurate results at a decent speed. However, the distinctions are only apparent if the prompts are complicated and need creativity.

Besides,?ChatGPT 4 can accept visual inputs.

Well, enough of the textbook definitions. Let’s get our hands dirty and evaluate these candidates in the real-life battleground.