GPT-5.2 Pro Deep Dive: I Can't Live Without It
Why I rely on GPT-5.2 Pro: the slow, long-thinking mode, when it's worth the wait, how to prompt it, where it fails, and whether $200/month pencils out.
Why I rely on GPT-5.2 Pro: the slow, long-thinking mode, when it's worth the wait, how to prompt it, where it fails, and whether $200/month pencils out.
Two-week hands-on: better instruction-following and codegen, Pro is a slow genius, but standard is too slow for daily use.
Slow, deliberate GPT-5.1 Pro vs Gemini 3: when I escalate for backend/infra and deep research, why the UX still hurts, and why this thing is fucking scary smart—arguably a better reasoner than most humans.
Hands-on Gemini 3 review: A look at performance, capabilities, and how it feels to use compared to GPT-5.1.
I thought GPT‑5 was incremental—until it shipped a complex prototype from a spec in one hour. This piece explains why speed + reliability make it feel like real software, the tradeoffs to watch, and how to use the right modes to get the most out of it.