BeginnerChatGPT
OpenAI's chat app, built on its GPT models.
The fuller definition
ChatGPT is OpenAI's conversational AI application. It provides an interface to models and, depending on the available configuration, tools for tasks such as working with files, searching, and creating content.
- OpenAI
Provider
- ChatGPT
Application and tools
- GPT models
Underlying model family
A simplified relationship, not a screenshot or a complete design.
A concrete example
You ask ChatGPT to summarize a fictional letter; the application handles the conversation and supplies the request to its model and available tools.
The distinction that matters
ChatGPT is not the name of a single fixed model. Product features and model availability can change.
Related terms
Application
The app or website you actually use, like ChatGPT or Claude. It wraps around the model and decides what files, searches, and tools the model gets.
Products & model familiesGPT — Generative Pre-trained Transformer
The family of models behind ChatGPT. The letters stand for Generative Pre-trained Transformer.
Products & model familiesOpenAI
The company that makes ChatGPT and the GPT models.
Where it is taught
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OpenAI · What is ChatGPT?The definition and example are written for this library. The link gives background, official documentation or legal authority as labelled. Legal scope depends on the jurisdiction and current text; product features depend on release and settings. The product logo is reproduced for identification only.