OpenAI Announces GPT-5.2 with Enhanced Math and Science Capabilities

OpenAI's GPT-5.2 achieves state-of-the-art results on math and science benchmarks, reportedly solving an open theoretical problem.

OpenAI Announces GPT-5.2 with Enhanced Math and Science Capabilities

According to OpenAI, GPT-5.2 represents the company’s most capable model for mathematics and science tasks to date. The model has achieved new state-of-the-art results on benchmarks including GPQA Diamond and FrontierMath, OpenAI reports.

OpenAI claims the model’s improvements extend beyond benchmark performance to practical research applications. According to the announcement, GPT-5.2 has demonstrated the ability to solve an open theoretical problem and generate reliable mathematics, though specific details about the nature of the problem or the mathematical work were not provided in the available source material.

The announcement emphasizes how benchmark gains translate into “real research progress,” suggesting applications in scientific and mathematical research contexts. However, the source material does not elaborate on the technical specifications of the model, training methodologies, or provide detailed examples of the mathematical capabilities beyond the mentioned benchmarks.

The GPQA Diamond and FrontierMath benchmarks are specialized assessments designed to evaluate AI performance on advanced scientific and mathematical reasoning tasks.