News 12 Dec 2025

GPT-5.2 Is Now Available in Admin Companion

Starting today, GPT-5.2 is available in Admin Companion. Admin Companion remains what it has always been: a Human-in-the-Loop AI assistant for Linux and FreeBSD system administration. It helps you plan, troubleshoot, and develop scripts, but you review and confirm before anything runs.

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What changed

GPT-5.2 is now the default

If you don’t specify a model, Admin Companion will use gpt-5.2 automatically.

You can still choose a different model with -m

If you want to compare outputs, or use a smaller model for a specific task, you can select a different model via -m, for example:

ai -m gpt-5.1 "Your request"

Model retirements

As part of this update, the following models are now retired in Admin Companion:

  • o3-mini
  • o4-mini
  • gpt-4.1
  • gpt-4.1-mini
  • gpt-4.1-nano

Models currently available

  • gpt-5.2 (default)
  • gpt-5.1
  • gpt-5
  • gpt-5-mini
  • gpt-5-nano

Reminder: Human-in-the-Loop by design

Admin Companion is intentionally built to avoid “AI runs commands on your servers” behavior.

  • Commands are proposed with explanations
  • You decide what to run
  • You confirm before execution