Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast

Ep 731: GPT-5.4 Hands-On Review: 5 Reasons Why it Will Be the Best AI Model You’ve Ever Used

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Mar 11, 2026
A hands-on look at GPT-5.4’s usability improvements and why it may become the go-to model. Deep dives cover interruptible thinking mode, skills integration, and browsing benchmark gains. The conversation compares GPT-5.4 to competitors on instruction following, transparency, and real-world podcast analytics tests.
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ADVICE

Use Thinking Mode On A Paid Plan

  • Use thinking models for hard tasks but on a paid plan so you can access interruptible thinking and course-correct long runs.
  • Jordan recommends paid tiers because thinking mode is now available to paid users and avoids wasting time on nonthinking 'instant' models.
INSIGHT

Skills Integration Expands GPT-5.4 Utility

  • GPT-5.4 can access Skills, bridging tool-enabled utility with high reasoning.
  • Skills integration previously favored Anthropic; OpenAI quietly enabled skills (currently business/enterprise only), expanding practical capabilities.
INSIGHT

BrowseComp Boosts Real-Time Web Research

  • GPT-5.4 substantially improved BrowseComp performance, raising web-research accuracy for hard-to-verify info.
  • Jordan cites BrowseComp jumps from ~65% (GPT-5) to 82% (GPT-5.4) and 89% for Pro, making web-enabled tasks noticeably better.
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