Google has released Gemini 3 Flash, positioning the model as a solution to what the company describes as a longstanding compromise in artificial intelligence between speed and capability. The model combines what Google calls “PhD-level reasoning” with faster processing speeds and lower costs compared to larger models. Gemini 3 Flash is now the default model …
OpenAI has released GPT-5.2, its latest artificial intelligence model series, on December 11, 2025. The company describes it as the most capable model for professional knowledge work to date. The release includes three variants: GPT-5.2 Instant for faster responses, GPT-5.2 Thinking for complex tasks, and GPT-5.2 Pro for the most demanding questions. According to OpenAI, …
Google’s latest and most capable AI model, Gemini 3 Pro, has advanced capabilities when it comes to tasks that require visual understanding. In a post on the Google Blog, the company outlined how the model processes and reasons about visual information from various sources. According to Google, the model demonstrates strong performance in several key …
Mistral AI has launched Mistral 3, a collection of 10 open-source AI models designed to run on devices ranging from smartphones to enterprise cloud systems. The French startup released all models under the Apache 2.0 license, allowing unrestricted commercial use. The release includes Mistral Large 3, the company’s flagship model, and the Ministral 3 series …
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek released two new language models on December 1, 2025, claiming they match the performance of OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Google’s Gemini-3.0-Pro on multiple benchmarks. The company made both models freely available under an open-source MIT license. DeepSeek-V3.2 serves as an everyday reasoning assistant, while DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale focuses on advanced mathematical and coding tasks. …
The AI company Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.5, its latest flagship model. The launch is accompanied by a significant price reduction, new product features, and performance claims that position it competitively against models from rivals like OpenAI and Google. According to Anthropic, Claude Opus 4.5 delivers state-of-the-art performance, particularly in software engineering and complex …
The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), a Seattle-based nonprofit research institute, has released Olmo 3, a new family of open-source language models. According to Ai2, the new models are designed to be competitive with other leading open models in performance and efficiency while offering a new level of transparency for developers and researchers. The key …
Google announced the launch of Gemini 3, a new series of artificial intelligence models the company describes as its “most intelligent” and capable to date. The flagship model, Gemini 3 Pro, was made available immediately across several key Google products, including the Gemini app and Google Search. The launch signals a significant push by the …
A new open source AI model from Chinese startup Moonshot AI has matched or exceeded the performance of leading proprietary systems, including OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5, according to multiple benchmarks. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that the Kimi K2 Thinking model achieved 44.9 percent on Humanity’s Last Exam, 60.2 percent on BrowseComp, …
Microsoft has launched Agent Mode for Excel and Word, along with Office Agent in Copilot chat, marking a significant expansion of AI capabilities in its productivity suite. The company calls this approach “vibe working,” comparing it to the concept of “vibe coding” where users create complex outputs through simple prompts. Agent Mode represents a more …