OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch)

OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch)

openai · Released Apr 24, 2026
Intelligence #37 / 688
71.1 our score
Speed #179 / 314
85.6 tok/s
Input Price #589 / 688
$2.50 per 1M tokens
Output Price #617 / 688
$15.00 per 1M tokens
Context #11 / 688
1.1M tokens

Analysis Summary

GPT-5.5 is a full OpenAI configuration with text, image, and file input, vision, tool use, and function calling. Its 1.05M-token context window supports large codebases, document collections, research projects, and complex multi-stage briefs. The supplied output price is the highest in this batch, making economical routing essential.

It is designed for high-value coding assistance, long-context analysis, multimodal work, and supervised agents that need broad API capabilities. However, this batch variant has no separate benchmark record in the supplied data, so its actual reliability cannot be confirmed from the listing alone. Adopt it only after direct evaluation on client tasks, reserving the premium configuration for work where deeper responses justify the token cost.

Assessed August 9, 2026

Editorial notes

GPT-5.5 combines a 1.05M-token context with vision, file input, tool use, and function calling for demanding client workflows. This batch variant has no separate benchmark record, while its premium pricing favours high-value use.

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DFO Verdict

GPT-5.5 combines a 1.05M-token context with vision, file input, tool use, and function calling for demanding client workflows. This batch variant has no separate benchmark record, while its premium pricing favours high-value use.

#37 of 688 overall Up 179 this week

How OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) compares

OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) ranks #11 of 420 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #7 of 193 for coding, #24 of 175 for agentic tasks. Its 1.1M-token context window is larger than 98% of the models we list. At $2.50 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 14% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 95% of models #37
Speed: faster than 43% of models #179
Price: cheaper than 14% of models #589
Context: larger than 98% of models #11
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) $2.50 in $15.00 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max $2.00 in $6.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5 $10.00 in $50.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) 1.1M

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence8Technical7.7Value6.3Content4.9
Performance profile

Strongest on intelligence. The pulled-in content corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.

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Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $2.50 $0.002500
Output $15.00 $0.015000

What would OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) cost your business?

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

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About OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch)

GPT-5.5 is OpenAI’s frontier model designed for complex professional workloads, building on GPT-5.4 with stronger reasoning, higher reliability, and improved token efficiency on hard tasks. It features a 1M+ token..

Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch)

How much does OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) cost?

OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch)?

OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) has a context window of 1,050,000 tokens (1.1M).

Is OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) good for coding?

On our coding benchmark index, OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) ranks #7 of 193 models, placing it in the top quartile of the field for code generation and debugging.

What can OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) do?

OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch)?

OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch) is developed by OpenAI and was released on April 24, 2026.

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