GPT-5.2 in Microsoft 365 Copilot and in Microsoft Foundry

Microsoft keeps moving fast, and this time the update is significant: GPT‑5.2 is available for testing in Microsoft 365 Copilot and it is available for deployment through Microsoft Foundry.

This matters more than it might first sound. It is not just a model update. It is a signal of how Microsoft is aligning Copilot experiences, enterprise AI platforms, and agentic architectures into a single, coherent story.

1. GPT‑5.2 Chat
2. Think Deeper: when Copilot chooses reasoning over speed
3. How to use GPT-5.2 in Microsoft 365 Copilot
4. GPT‑5.2 is also available in Microsoft Foundry
5. Final thoughts

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GPT‑5.2 Chat

GPT‑5.2 Chat is the conversational version of GPT‑5.2.

This means:

• The model can handle longer and richer context
• It understands multi‑step instructions better
• It behaves more consistently across longer sessions

For the user, this shows up as something subtle but important:

You need to explain less, repeat yourself less, and correct the model less.

GPT‑5.2 Chat is not just about clever answers. It is about reduced friction in thinking‑with‑AI.

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Think Deeper: when Copilot chooses reasoning over speed

One of the most interesting aspects of GPT‑5.2 is Think Deeper. This is a mode of reasoning where the model is allowed to spend more time before answering.

In practice, that means:

• The model evaluates alternatives internally
• It reasons through trade‑offs
• It avoids shallow or rushed answers

This matters because many Copilot use cases are not about speed at all.

Users don’t want:

“the first possible answer”

They want:

“a better answer I can trust”

For the user, Think Deeper feels like Copilot is thinking with you, not just reacting

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How to use GPT-5.2 in Microsoft 365 Copilot

You can click on the “Auto” on top-right area and go over to more, and select to use GPT-5.2

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GPT‑5.2 is also available in Microsoft Foundry

While GPT‑5.2 is being tested in Copilot, it is already available for deployment in Microsoft Foundry (Azure AI models).

This is where things become especially interesting for architects, developers, and AI strategy leaders.

GPT-5.2: The most advanced reasoning model that solves harder problems more effectively and with more polish. An example of this is information work, where great thinking is now complemented with better communication skills and improved formatting in spreadsheets and slideshow creation.

GPT-5.2-Chat: A powerful yet efficient workhorse for everyday work and learning, with clear improvements in info-seeking questions, how-to’s and walk-throughs, technical writing, and translation. It’s also more effective at supporting studying and skill-building, as well as offering clearer job and career guidance.

• Multi-Step Logical Chains: Decomposes complex tasks, justifies decisions, and produces explainable plans.
• Context-Aware Planning: Ingests large inputs (project briefs, codebases, meeting notes) for holistic, actionable output.
• Agentic Execution: Coordinates tasks end-to-end, across design, implementation, testing, and deployment, reducing iteration cycles and manual oversight.
• Safety and Governance: Enterprise-grade controls, managed identities, and policy enforcement for secure, compliant AI adoption.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-gpt-5-2-in-microsoft-foundry-the-new-standard-for-enterprise-ai

In Microsoft Foundry, GPT‑5.2 can be:

• Selected as a direct Azure-hosted model
• Deployed for custom applications
• Used as the reasoning engine behind AI agents

In other words the same model family powering Copilot innovation is available for your own enterprise solutions.

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Final thoughts

From the user’s point of view, GPT‑5.2 does not change what Copilot is. It changes how dependable it feels.
With GPT‑5.2 Chat and Think Deeper, Copilot interrupts your thinking less, maintains context better, and produces answers that require less correction. Over time, this is what builds trust. Not brilliance, but reliability.

What makes this release especially important is that the same model is not limited to Copilot. GPT‑5.2 is also available in Microsoft Foundry, designed from the start for enterprise‑grade deployment: governed, secure, and ready to power applications and agents at scale. This closes the gap between everyday Copilot usage and long‑term AI platform strategy.

In practice, this means organizations no longer have to choose between:

• AI that works well for individuals, and
• AI that can be trusted in production systems

Copilot becomes the place where people experience the model.
Foundry becomes the place where the same capabilities are engineered into solutions.

This is how AI moves forward in the enterprise — not as isolated features, but as a shared foundation that supports users, teams, and increasingly autonomous workflows.

“AI as a feature”
to “AI as a co‑worker”
to “AI as part of the operating model.”

GPT‑5.2 is a good step along the path.