OpenAI has made a small but important change to how ChatGPT works for free users. From now on, people using the free version of ChatGPT will automatically chat with GPT-5.2 Instant, a lighter and cheaper model. This change is meant to make responses faster and reduce overall running costs, while still keeping ChatGPT useful for everyday tasks.

After testing GPT-5.2 extensively, one thing is clear: this update goes beyond making ChatGPT smarter; it actively compensates for the ways people misuse it. Here are the nine most common mistakes people make with ChatGPT — and how GPT-5.2 helps fix them.

Aaron Levie, CEO of Box, revealed on X that his company has been testing GPT-5.2 in early access. Levie reported that the model performs "7 points better than GPT-5.1" on their expanded reasoning tests, which approximate real-world knowledge work in financial services and life sciences.

The ChatGPT-maker is releasing its “best model yet” as it faces new pressures from Google and other AI competitors.

ChatGPT's image generation capabilities just got a major boost with a new model that promises faster image creation and more reliable edits.

On Tuesday, the company released GPT-Image Model 1.5, its newest image generator, promising faster performance, stronger instruction-following, and more precise editing tools. The new model is available immediately to all ChatGPT users worldwide and through OpenAI’s API under the name GPT-Image-1.5.

OpenAI's Image Model 1.5 is out now, and it comes with a new creative studio for editing.

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Sam Altman's OpenAI on Thursday unveiled GPT-5.2, its most advanced AI model yet, calling it the strongest version so far for everyday professional use. In ChatGPT, there are three versions of GPT-5.2: Instant, Thinking and Pro, according to OpenAI. The versions are now live for paid users.

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OpenAI rolls out GPT-Image-1.5 for ChatGPT, promising 4x faster generation, better instruction-following and precise edits. The launch escalates its rivalry with Google Gemini.