OpenAI launched GPT-5 in November 2025, rolling it out to Plus, Pro, Team, and Enterprise tiers. The new model features improved multimodality, faster inference, and enhanced code execution, unifying vision, audio, and text inputs in a single runtime.
Google introduced Nano Banana for precise image editing in Gemini by drawing, circling, or annotating directly on images, alongside NotebookLM integration and expansions to Wear OS, Google TV, and Android Auto.
Anthropic updated Claude Code with sub-agents that delegate tasks to specialized AI assistants for independent contexts.
OpenAI released GPT-5.1, featuring Instant and Thinking models with improved reasoning, warmer conversational tone, and customizable controls for ChatGPT's energy, enthusiasm, emoji use, and formatting.
OpenAI launched GPT Image 1.5, an updated image generation model in ChatGPT that's faster, better at following instructions, and supports precise edits.
OpenAI launched its ChatGPT app store (formerly connectors), allowing developers to submit apps via a new SDK for integration within ChatGPT.
xAI launched a Grok Voice Agent API for multilingual, tool-using voice agents with industry-leading latency at $0.05/min.
Mozilla announced AI as a major focus for Firefox's future, planning an optional AI Mode in 2026 where users select their preferred AI model.
ChatGPT mobile app reached $3B in consumer spend within 31 months, up 408% YoY, positioning AI as a subscription utility with app-store potential.
Google launched Gemini 3 on December 10, 2025, featuring a 400,000-token context window, 128,000 max output tokens, and Deep Think mode for advanced 10-15 step reasoning chains.
OpenAI released GPT-5.2 on December 11, 2025, in a 'Code Red' response to competitors, described as the most capable model for professional knowledge work, with integrations into partners like Notion and Zoom.