<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Competition on Carles Abarca</title><link>https://carlesabarca.com/tags/competition/</link><description>Recent content in Competition on Carles Abarca</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><copyright>© 2026 Carles Abarca</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://carlesabarca.com/tags/competition/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Gemini vs ChatGPT: The AI Race Changes Leaders Every Quarter</title><link>https://carlesabarca.com/posts/gemini-vs-chatgpt-ai-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://carlesabarca.com/posts/gemini-vs-chatgpt-ai-race/</guid><description>Google overtakes ChatGPT in PhD-level benchmarks. OpenAI responds in 14 days. AI leadership now lasts cycles, not years.</description><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Eight days ago Sam Altman declared &amp;ldquo;Code Red&amp;rdquo; at OpenAI. Today Google has just overtaken ChatGPT in PhD-level benchmarks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is not a definitive victory &amp;ndash; it is a change of leadership in a race that has barely begun.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 class="relative group"&gt;Gemini 3 Pro wins today in:
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&lt;li&gt;1M-token context window (vs 400k for ChatGPT)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Native integration in Google Search and Workspace&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Complex reasoning benchmarks&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2 class="relative group"&gt;ChatGPT remains better in:
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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Familiar conversational interface&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Partner ecosystem integration&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Speed in iterative tasks&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But here is the reality: in 6 months someone else may be in first place. From Europe comes Mistral, a growing option. Amazon is investing in its own chips. Meta is keeping a suspiciously low profile.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 class="relative group"&gt;OpenAI&amp;rsquo;s Response: 14 Days
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&lt;p&gt;The updated scoreboard:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gemini 3 Pro:&lt;/strong&gt; 1M context tokens, ~130 tokens/second, $2.00/1M tokens. Dominates in multimodal reasoning.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GPT-5.2:&lt;/strong&gt; 400k context tokens, ~90 tokens/second, $1.75/1M tokens. Dominates in structured professional tasks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Current leader: &lt;strong&gt;tie&lt;/strong&gt;. It depends on which benchmark you look at.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is no longer a marathon. It is a relay sprint where the baton changes hands every quarter &amp;ndash; or even sooner.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 class="relative group"&gt;Why It Matters
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&lt;p&gt;The classic mistake: picking a &amp;ldquo;winner&amp;rdquo; and betting everything for 3 years. Today that is systemic risk.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The best-positioned organizations do not ask &amp;ldquo;which is the best AI?&amp;rdquo; They ask: &amp;ldquo;which is the best AI for this specific problem&amp;hellip; knowing that in 6 months it may change?&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We need:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Flexible architecture &amp;ndash; do not marry a platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Teams that understand technical trade-offs, not hype&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Processes that adapt quickly&lt;/li&gt;
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