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GPT-5.5

GPT-5.5 is a OpenAI model with 1.05M context, $5 in / $30 out per million tokens, last verified September 3, 2026. Open weights: no. Public-board scores are linked to the publisher; vendor-only figures stay in the watch-out, not on the board.

GPT-5.5 is OpenAI's previous flagship — strong on Terminal-Bench 2.0 (82.7%) and 1M-token context.

Catalog record checked September 3, 2026Individual provider fields may change

AI model specification details
SpecificationGPT-5.5
ProviderOpenAI
TierFrontier
Context window1.05M
Max output128K
Input / 1M tokens$5
Output / 1M tokens$30
WeightsClosed
ParametersNot disclosed
Reasoning levelsnone, low, medium, high, xhigh, max
Modalitiestext, image
API model idgpt-5.5
ReleasedApril 23, 2026

Pricing tiers: Standard $5/$30 per MTok; >272K input billed 2x in / 1.5x out. Cached input $0.50/MTok; batch $2.50/$15.

Verified evidence

Published benchmark results

Each result keeps its source and measurement date visible. A missing benchmark is not treated as a zero.

Published benchmark results for GPT-5.5
BenchmarkScoreMeasuredSource
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index [xhigh]582026-08-14Artificial Analysis · View source
SWE-bench Verified82.62026-09-01vals.ai SWE-bench Verified leaderboard (independent, mini-swe-agent bash-only); official SWE-bench not published · View source
Terminal-Bench 2.183.42026-07-27Kimi K3 model card (vendor-reported, xhigh, Codex harness; orig OpenAI) · View source
GPQA Diamond93.52026-07-27Kimi K3 model card (vendor-reported, xhigh); announcement charts show 93.6 — minor conflict preserved · View source
Humanity's Last Exam52.22026-04-23OpenAI — Introducing GPT-5.5 (vendor, with tools; 41.4 no tools) · View source

Best for

  • Reasoning
  • Agentic coding
  • Long-context work

Watch out

Superseded by GPT-5.6 Sol on quality; still a capable, widely integrated model.

Source receipts

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Common questions

GPT-5.5

Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.

How much does GPT-5.5 cost per million tokens?

GPT-5.5 is listed at $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens at standard rates. Output tokens usually dominate real bills, so weigh the output rate more heavily than the input rate. Standard $5/$30 per MTok; >272K input billed 2x in / 1.5x out. Cached input $0.50/MTok; batch $2.50/$15.

What is GPT-5.5's context window?

GPT-5.5 accepts about 1.05M tokens of context. That only matters if you routinely send very long documents, large codebases, or multi-turn histories that approach that limit.

What is GPT-5.5 best for?

GPT-5.5 is a frontier tier from OpenAI. It suits reasoning, agentic coding, long-context work. Superseded by GPT-5.6 Sol on quality; still a capable, widely integrated model.