Daily Driver
ChatGPT 5.2 Thinking
The daily driver needs a combination of both high intelligence and useabaliity. This model remains first due to the combination of memory, projects and long-term chat history.
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How to Pick the Right AI Model
It's hard to keep up to date with the latest AI models. Between the updates and funky naming conventions here's our guide for picking the right model for the right task.
Honorable Mention
Claude Opus 4.6
Opus is an extremely powerful model, particularly when paired with agentic products like the Excel/PowerPoint plugins and Claude Cowork.
Closed Ecosystem
NotebookLM
This is the tool to use if you can't deal with hallucinations and want to chat with only your documents. It uses a "RAG" technology to provide citation-level accuracy for all your queries.
Best for Coding
Claude Code Pro/Max
Anyone can be a software developer and coding is a powerful tool for scraping, analyzing and synthesizing. Claude Code is the pioneer in agentic coding and shows the power of "abstracting away" code.