OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after “code red” Google threat alert
Ars Technica••business
Key Points:
- OpenAI launched GPT-5.2 in three versions—Instant, Thinking, and Pro—aimed at improving ChatGPT’s capabilities in tasks like coding, spreadsheet creation, and multi-step project handling, with a large 400,000-token context window and a knowledge cutoff of August 31, 2025.
- The release follows CEO Sam Altman’s “code red” memo responding to competitive pressure from Google’s Gemini 3 AI, leading OpenAI to prioritize enhancing ChatGPT’s core experience amid intense market rivalry.
- GPT-5.2 is available to paid ChatGPT subscribers and developers via API, with a 40% price increase over GPT-5.1, which remains accessible for three more months as a legacy option
