GPT-5.2

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GPT-5.2
Developer OpenAI
Initial releaseDecember 11, 2025;58 days ago (2025-12-11)
Included with
Predecessor GPT-5.1
SuccessorGPT-5.3 Codex
Type
License Proprietary
Website openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-2/

GPT-5.2 is OpenAI's latest flagship large language model, released on December 11, 2025. [1] Succeeding GPT-5.1, it is a family of three large language models within the GPT series. It comes in two modes: GPT-5.2 instant and GPT-5.2 thinking (with standard and extended thinking), with the latter being a reasoning model. A GPT-5.2 Pro model was released on the same day, which takes more reasoning time and compute than GPT-5.2 thinking. [1]

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Development and release

The release of GPT-5.2 occurred on December 11, 2025, approximately three weeks after the release of Google's Gemini 3 Pro, which had been widely cited as the leading multimodal model at the time. [2] Media outlets reported that an internal "Code Red" memo, [3] [4] prompted by Gemini's dominance, was a key factor in accelerating the model's release from an originally planned late-December window. [1] OpenAI executives disputed the narrative that the launch was solely reactive. Speaking to Wired , Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of Applications, stated that the company had "been working on this model’s release for months", though she acknowledged that the "Code Red" and additional resources allocated to ChatGPT was "helpful" in finalizing the deployment. [5]

Architecture and capabilities

GPT-5.2 is better at spreadsheet creation, financial modeling, presentations, and multi-step project execution. [6]

GPT‑5.2 comes in three modes; GPT-5.2 instant, GPT-5.2 thinking and GPT-5.2 Pro. [7] Instant model is designed for speed and efficiency, and the other two models are reasoning models. GPT-5.2's Pro version comes into two separate selectors: standard and extended. These two modes use different compute times and powers.

Reception

VentureBeat noted that early reactions suggest that GPT-5.2 was "used for power users, developers, and enterprise agents rather than casual chat". Aaron Levie, CEO of Box, reported that the model scores "7 points better than GPT-5.1" on the company's tests for real-world knowledge work. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Field, Hayden (December 11, 2025). "GPT-5.2 is OpenAI's latest move in the agentic AI battle". The Verge. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ Bellan, Rebecca (December 11, 2025). "OpenAI fires back at Google with GPT-5.2 after 'code red' memo". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei makes fun of 'Code Red' at OpenAI and Google; says: Felt no need to ..." The Times of India. December 4, 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Warren, Tom (December 5, 2025). "OpenAI's GPT-5.2 'code red' response to Google is coming next week". The Verge. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ Zeff, Maxwell. "OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 as It Navigates 'Code Red'". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ "OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 after 'code red' push to counter Google's Gemini 3". Reuters. December 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ Capoot, Ashley (December 11, 2025). "Sam Altman expects OpenAI to exit 'code red' by January after launch of GPT-5.2 model". CNBC. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ "GPT-5.2 first impressions: a powerful update, especially for business tasks and workflows". VentureBeat. December 11, 2025.
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