OpenAI Calls a βCode Redβ + Which Model Should I Use? + The Hard Fork Review of Slop NYT: Technology By:Kevin Roose Β· Casey Newton Β· Whitney Jones Β· Rachel Cohn Β· Jen Poyant Β· Chris Wood Β· Dan Powell Β· Elisheba Ittoop and Rowan Niemisto 5 December 2025 at 07:00 βFor OpenAI to realize its ambitions, it is not going to be enough for them to make a model that is as good as Gemini 3. They need to be able to leapfrog it again.β Β© Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Peter Cade/Getty