Year in Review
2024: The Year AI Went Mainstream
From Claude 3 to GPT-4o to Gemini 1.5 — 2024 marked the transition from impressive demos to production infrastructure.
1M+
Context Window
tokens (from 32K)
10x
Price Drop
cost reduction
4+
Modalities
text, vision, audio, video
15+
Major Releases
flagship models
Anthropic
March
Claude 3 Family
Opus, Sonnet, Haiku launched — set new benchmarks
June
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Significant performance leap, became industry standard
November
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Fastest model in the family
October
Computer Use
Beta feature allowing Claude to control computers
OpenAI
January
GPT-4 Turbo
Improved performance, lower costs, 128K context
May
GPT-4o
Omni model with native vision, audio, and text
July
GPT-4o mini
Cost-effective alternative for high-volume use
September
Advanced Voice Mode
Real-time voice conversations with emotion
October
ChatGPT Search
Web search integration in ChatGPT
February
Gemini 1.5 Pro
1M token context window — industry first
May
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Faster, more efficient model for production
February
Gemini Advanced
Premium tier with enhanced capabilities
December
Gemini 2.0 Flash
Experimental release with agentic features
Key Trends of 2024
📏
Context Windows Exploded
From 32K to 1M+ tokens
🎨
Multimodal Everywhere
Vision, audio, video became standard
🤖
Agentic Capabilities
Tool use and computer control
💰
Cost Compression
10x+ price reductions