Capability gains

GPT-5.2 launches for professional work and long-running agents

OpenAI released GPT-5.2 Instant, Thinking, and Pro across ChatGPT and APIs with stronger professional work, coding, long context, tool use, and multi-step agent performance.

CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM55confidence 90/100

Why it moved the index

A stronger model series for economically valuable work, tools, and long-running agents reached mass ChatGPT and API deployment, directly advancing capability, autonomy, and displacement pressure.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 55 · confidence 90

    New historical model-series launch from OpenAI's dated release and system card.

    11 Aug 2026