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A coordinated showdown of top AI assistants has sparked a wave of comparative guides, putting model preferences front‑and‑center.
Users are weighing the capabilities of Gemini 3.1 against GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.6, with some maintaining paid ChatGPT subscriptions despite competition.
OpenAI is consolidating its toolset by merging ChatGPT and Codex into a single app following the launch of GPT-5.6.
Major AI developers are shifting focus toward lower-cost models as intense competition drives a broad effort to improve efficiency.
OpenAI is set to publicly launch its GPT-5.6 family of models this Thursday following a regulatory green light from the Trump administration.