Daijiworld Media Network – San Francisco
San Francisco, Dec 12: In a bold move to reclaim leadership in the global AI race, OpenAI on Thursday announced the release of its latest artificial intelligence model, GPT-5.2, positioning it as a major upgrade in coding, scientific analysis, and advanced work applications. The rollout comes just weeks after Google’s highly praised Gemini 3 placed fresh competitive pressure on the ChatGPT-maker.
OpenAI said the new model is not only faster but significantly more capable at information retrieval, translation, writing, and logical reasoning — allowing it to take on more complex and lengthy tasks across fields such as mathematics and programming. GPT-5.2 will be available in three tiers and begins rolling out to paid users starting today.
Once considered the undisputed AI frontrunner, OpenAI finds itself in an intensifying three-way contest with Google and Anthropic, both of which introduced powerful models in recent weeks. Google’s Gemini 3 quickly shot to the top of industry-watched AI leaderboards, earning strong reviews for its reasoning depth and coding prowess.
Earlier this month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman issued a rare internal “code red”, urging teams to mobilize resources to accelerate ChatGPT’s improvement — mirroring Google’s own code-red response when ChatGPT first launched three years ago. With GPT-5.2, the company is now aiming to attract more enterprise clients as it prepares to invest over $1 trillion in infrastructure to support long-term AI development.
OpenAI claims the new model will “unlock even more economic value,” with noticeable improvements in tasks such as spreadsheet creation, presentation design, and software development. The release is being viewed as the company’s most direct challenge yet to Google’s momentum.
The launch follows a mixed reception for GPT-5, unveiled in August, with some experts questioning its leap in performance over earlier versions. A refreshed 5.1 model rolled out in November was quickly overshadowed by Gemini 3’s impressive showing. Speaking to CNBC on Thursday, Altman said Gemini 3 has had “less of an impact” on OpenAI’s metrics than expected and predicted the company would exit its code-red mode by January “in a very strong position.”
OpenAI also confirmed it has started deploying software capable of estimating users’ ages — a step the firm says is crucial for tailoring responses to minors. Applications CEO Fidji Simo said the feature will be introduced ahead of an upcoming “adult mode”, which Altman earlier suggested could support restricted content such as erotica for verified adults. The feature is expected to go live in the first quarter of next year.