OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 after 'code red' push to counter Google's Gemini 3

OpenAI on Thursday launched its GPT-5.2 artificial intelligence model, after CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal "code red" in early December pausing non‑core projects and redirecting teams to accelerate development in response to Google's Gemini 3.

Can OpenAI Respond After Google Closes the A.I. Technology Gap?

A new technology release from OpenAI is supposed to top what Google recently produced. It also shows OpenAI is engaged in a new and more difficult competition.

OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.2 to Counter Google's Gemini 3 Dominance, Claims Strongest Agent Coding Capabilities

The competitive stakes have intensified as Google's Gemini 3 topped LMArena leaderboards and earned widespread praise for reasoning capabilities, threatening OpenAI's first-mover advantage at a time when the startup has committed over $1 trillion to AI infrastructure development.
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OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 following ‘code red’ to counter Google’s Gemini 3

OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 after code red, boosting productivity with improved reasoning, tools, and enterprise-focused capabilities.

GPT-5.2 vs Gemini 3 — How the two heavyweight models compare on benchmarks, price, and feature set

The leaderboard has the higher-end GPT-5.2-high in second place, behind Claude Opus 4.5. Gemini 3 Pro is in the fourth spot, and the base GPT-5.2 model is in sixth. So, for web development tasks, it appears GPT-5.2 excels above Gemini 3. Though, again, these are early days.
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