SMRTR AIJan 21, 2026Ars Technica

Has Gemini surpassed ChatGPT? We put the AI models to the test.

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Google's Gemini AI model has gained significant ground against OpenAI's ChatGPT in head-to-head testing, winning four out of eight challenges compared to ChatGPT's three victories. While ChatGPT showed stronger creative writing abilities with dad jokes and storytelling, Gemini demonstrated superior accuracy on factual information and avoided the significant errors that plagued ChatGPT's responses about biographies and gaming strategies, suggesting Google's progress helps explain Apple's decision to partner with Gemini for Siri.

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