OpenAI has pushed out the latest update to ChatGPT over a week after CEO Sam Altman declared a “Code Red” within the company, and two days after launching Adobe apps (Photoshop, Express, etc.) for the Large Language Model (LLM).
The new release, named GPT-5.2, is described by Altman as “the smartest generally-available model in the world,” and Altman also adds that the model “is particularly good at doing real-world knowledge work tasks.”
GPT-5.2 is here! Available today in ChatGPT and the API.
It is the smartest generally-available model in the world, and in particular is good at doing real-world knowledge work tasks.
— Sam Altman (@sama) December 11, 2025
The update has already started rolling out to paid users and is also available in the API for developers, as mentioned in the post to X/Twitter. That means if you pay for ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Go, Business, or Enterprise, you can start using the updated 5.2 model today.
According to OpenAI, the recently released GPT-5.2 has already set highs across several benchmarks, where it “outperforms industry professionals at well-specified knowledge work tasks spanning 44 occupations.”
According to the press release, GPT-5.2 Thinking reportedly performs at or above human expert levels on a number of tasks that require processing documents such as blueprints, spreadsheets, and legal briefs. The company also claims that the update has reduced the number of “hallucinations” ChatGPT produces, and that error responses are down by 30 per cent.
According to Gizmodo, GPT-5.2 is reportedly in and around the top spot across a number of benchmarks, “significantly surpassing” competitor Google’s Gemini 3 on the software development benchmark SWE-Bench Pro.
Interestingly, OpenAI is also claiming that GPT-5.2 is making advancements in safety, including its responses when users show signs of struggling with their mental health. Now, it reportedly produces “fewer undesirable responses” in what are described as sensitive situations.
Recently, the tech giant was sued for the wrongful death of an 83-year-old woman and her son after a murder-suicide following conversations had with ChatGPT.
Source: Gizmodo
