GPT-5.5

Apr 2026
GPT-5.5
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$1.54per task?
$5 / $30per 1M in / outcache $0.50
103 tok/sfirst token in 21 s?
1.05Mcontext

Rankingat high effort?

Alternatives?

History

17 versions
10203040Jan 24Jul 24Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Release dateAA Intelligence Index 4.3.244o4o (2024-05-134o (2024-08-064.1 · Apr5 · Aug5 · Aug5.1 · Nov5.2 · Dec5.4 · Mar5.5
10203040202420252026Release dateAA Intelligence Index 4.3.244o4o (2024-05-134.1 · Apr5 · Aug5 · Aug5.1 · Nov5.2 · Dec5.5

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
HealthBench Professional length-adjustedlab51.8
HealthBench length-adjustedlab56.5
HealthBench Hard length-adjustedlab31.5
HealthBench Consensus length-adjustedlab95.6
Coding
DeepSWE 161.9#1
SciCode56.1#24
MirrorCode10#8
SWE-bench Pro (edition unstated)lab58.6
DeepSWE (edition unstated)lab70
MultiLangBenchlab25.8
Meta Internal Coding Benchlab67.1
Agents & Tool Use
OSWorld-Verifiedlab78.7
Toolathlon-Verifiedlab73.5
MCP Atlaslab75.3
JobBenchlab38.3
Humanity’s Last Exam with toolslab52.2
Finance Agent v2lab51.8
DeepSearchQAlab87.8
Writing & Language
Vision & Documents
CharXiv Reasoninglab84.8
BabyVisionlab83.6

Watch out 1

Prompts with >272K input tokens›

Above 272K input tokens, input costs 2× and output 1.5× for the full session in Standard, Batch and Flex. Source ↗

FAQ

How much does GPT-5.5 cost?›

$5 per 1M input tokens and $30 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.50 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $1.54 at high effort.

Is GPT-5.5 free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $5 per 1M input tokens.

How good is GPT-5.5, and what is it best at?›

#23 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #39 of 132 in Coding, #41 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #25 of 195 in Writing & Language, #12 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Tool calling, Reasoning, Science, Long context, Knowledge, Instructions, Vision.

Is GPT-5.5 better than GPT-5.4?›

On AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2, GPT-5.5 scores 38.4 vs 39 — about the same.

How can I use GPT-5.5?›

Through the API of Amazon Bedrock, Azure, OpenAI.

What is the context window of GPT-5.5?›

1.05M tokens, with up to 128K output tokens.

When was GPT-5.5 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-04-23. It has been superseded by GPT-5.6 Sol.

Is GPT-5.5 open source?›

No, GPT-5.5 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is MiMo v2.6 Pro.

Can GPT-5.5 read images?›

It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.

What is GPT-5.5?›

GPT-5.5 is a closed language model from OpenAI, released Apr 2026, the successor to GPT-5.4.

What are the best alternatives to GPT-5.5?›

GPT-6.1 Sol (cheaper), Claude Haiku 5.5 (better), MiMo v2.6 Pro (open weights).