Abstract
•Evaluation of making up ChatGPT4o in the preliminary pathological diagnosis of bone tumors.•ChatGPT-4o's proficiency in analyzing pathological images and providing initial diagnoses of bone tumor characteristics is comparable to that of senior pathologists in the Tertiary hospital doctors group, with both surpassing the Remote grassroots doctors group.•AI, like ChatGPT-4o, has the potential to enhance diagnostic capabilities for remote grassroots doctors and improve sensitivity to reduce missed diagnosis rates among tertiary hospital doctors in identifying bone tumors.