OpenAI CEO declares “code red” as Gemini gains 200 million users in 3 months

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared a "code red" to enhance ChatGPT after Google's Gemini 3 model gained 200 million users in just 3 months, outperforming ChatGPT in industry benchmarks. Altman's memo outlined delays in advertising plans and other products to focus on improving the chatbot. Google had previously faced a similar situation in 2022 when ChatGPT gained popularity, prompting a "code red" response from CEO Sundar Pichai. Gemini 3's success has led to high praise on social media, with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff switching to Gemini 3 after using ChatGPT for three years.