OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 in Three Versions After CEO's 'Code Red' Memo on Google Competition
Summary
OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 in three versions (Instant, Thinking, Pro) after CEO Sam Altman's 'code red' memo about Google competition, featuring 400,000-token context window and outperforming human professionals on 70.9% of work tasks across 44 occupations despite 40% price increase.
Key Points
- OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 in three versions (Instant, Thinking, and Pro) following CEO Sam Altman's internal 'code red' memo responding to competitive pressure from Google's Gemini 3 AI model
- GPT-5.2 features a 400,000-token context window, costs $1.75 per million input tokens (40% increase over GPT-5.1), and reportedly beats human professionals on 70.9% of work tasks across 44 occupations
- The new model scores 55.6% on software engineering benchmarks compared to Gemini 3 Pro's 43.3%, while Google's Gemini app reaches 650 million monthly users versus ChatGPT's 800 million weekly users