OpenAI Accelerates GPT-5.2 Launch Amidst Gemini Competition
OpenAI has moved its GPT-5.2 release to December 9, responding to Google Gemini's surging adoption. The accelerated timeline follows Gemini 3's performance breakthroughs, which drew significant user migration from ChatGPT. Daily active users for OpenAI's flagship product dropped 6% in late November to 100 million.
Google's AI division now commands 650 million monthly users, up from 450 million in July. The growth comes despite OpenAI reporting $4.3 billion in H1 2025 revenue, overshadowed by $7.8 billion in operational costs. Sam Altman has instituted a Code Red protocol, prioritizing system stability over new feature development.
The AI arms race intensifies as benchmarks become table stakes. 'At this level, real differentiation happens in workflow integration and agent behavior,' observed industry analyst Zeldo. Both companies now compete on the unmeasurables—latency, user experience, and ecosystem synergies.
