OpenAI's New Models Overview & Prompting Guide

# Role and Objective

# Instructions

## Sub-categories for more detailed instructions

# Reasoning Steps

# Output Format

# Examples

## Example 1

# Context

# Final instructions and prompt to think step by step

Prompting with "Think step-by-step” signals the AI to break down the cost-saving ideas by category, ensuring it addresses each area methodically.

These prompts lead GPT-4.1 to essentially "show its work" in the answer. You’ll get a more detailed response that tackles the question from multiple angles, which can be very useful for understanding or br... See more