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December 2, 2025

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares ‘code red’ to improve ChatGPT amid rising competition

GPT‑5.2 launch has been accelerated by OpenAI to as early as December 9, 2025 a direct response to Gemini 3 with major upgrades in speed, reasoning, and stability.

OpenAI is rushing out GPT-5.2 earlier than planned, targeting a potential December 9, 2025 release after declaring an internal “code red.”

The accelerated schedule comes in direct response to Google’s Gemini 3 setting new performance benchmarks, prompting OpenAI to prioritise speed, stability, and reasoning improvements over other projects.

Internal tests reportedly show GPT-5.2 outperforming Gemini 3 in several reasoning tasks, raising expectations that the update could help OpenAI regain its competitive edge in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

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