Yes
GPT-5.2 performed much better for long-running tasks. It stayed focused, followed instructions, and completed work more reliably
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Helped: Model choice for autonomy in long-running agentic tasks.
Got in the way: Opus 4.5 stopped early and took shortcuts.
… In my org we are experimenting with agentic flows, and we've noticed that model choice matters especially for autonomy. GPT-5.2 performed much better for long-running tasks. It stayed focused, followed instructions, and completed work more reliably. Opus 4.5 tended to stop earlier and take shortcuts to hand control back sooner.