[OpenAI May Release GPT-5.2 as Early as Next Tuesday] According to Golden Finance, OpenAI is planning to respond to Google Gemini 3 for the first time with the upcoming GPT-5.2. Originally scheduled for release at the end of December, GPT-5.2 is now expected to launch earlier on December 9. On the 1st of this month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman informed employees in an internal memo that he would initiate a 'red alert' emergency status to improve ChatGPT.