data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/openai” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/openai”>OpenAI says data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/openai-just-launched-gpt-5-2-the-biggest-upgrade-yet-for-a-smarter-faster-chatgpt” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/openai-just-launched-gpt-5-2-the-biggest-upgrade-yet-for-a-smarter-faster-chatgpt”>GPT‑5.2 is its smartest, most capable model yet— able to reason across long documents, generate complex code, write like a pro and even analyze images. But I had to know, is it really that much better? As a long-time fan of data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt-4o-is-coming-back-after-massive-gpt-5-backlash-heres-what-happened” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt-4o-is-coming-back-after-massive-gpt-5-backlash-heres-what-happened”>ChatGPT-4o, I have been waiting on a model that is human enough to make me switch.
To find out, I gave GPT‑5.2 nine tough prompts designed to stress-test its top skills: long-context analysis, step-by-step reasoning, technical writing, cross-domain synthesis and…
