GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026)
Analysis Summary
GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026) sits in the Professional tier on our leaderboard, ranked #10 of 565 published models on overall intelligence. At $5.00 input and $30.00 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market.
Editorial notes
GPT-5.5 Instant from OpenAI delivers strong coding and agentic scores at a mid-tier intelligence level, with competitive instruction following, though pricing is high relative to its benchmark position.
Assessed May 31, 2026
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Performance Profile
How GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026) compares
GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026) ranks #52 of 370 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #20 of 307 for coding, #100 of 282 for agentic tasks. At $5.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 7% of comparable models.
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
How does GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026) stack up?
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Model Information
| Provider | OpenAI |
| Release Date | May 5, 2026 |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $5.00 | $0.005000 |
| Output | $30.00 | $0.030000 |
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Frequently asked questions about GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026)
How much does GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026) cost?
GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026) costs $5.00 per million input tokens and $30.00 per million output tokens.
Is GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026) good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026) ranks #20 of 307 models, placing it in the top quartile of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026)?
GPT-5.5 Instant (May 2026) is developed by OpenAI and was released on May 5, 2026.
