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subject: Re: [openai/openai-agents-python] GPT-5 does not work well compared

 to 4.1 (Issue #1397)
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**From:** Galen Lewis <notifications@github.com>
**Subject:** Re: [openai/openai-agents-python] GPT-5 does not work well compared

 to 4.1 (Issue #1397)
**Date:** Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:37:16 -0700

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dibuono left a comment (openai/openai-agents-python#1397)



Yeah, agreed. I suppose the decision to make now is whether 4.1-mini is an overall quality upgrade or downgrade -- smaller model, but more reliable tool calls. The other option im considering is sonnet 4, but that'd be a bigger migration of course (+ cost).



Btw @sibblegp we went to the same high school :) sent you a linkedin request



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