GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning)
Analysis Summary
GPT-5.5 Non-reasoning is an OpenAI variant with an intelligence index of 35.8 and a coding index of 56.5. Its coding and terminal results indicate useful software-development ability, while the measured reasoning, instruction-following, and long-context results are materially below the medium and high variants in this family.
For businesses, it can support code generation, technical drafting, structured transformations, and routine content production. The agentic result is more limited, so it is better suited to supervised workflows than autonomous multi-step tasks. Its output price is high relative to the less expensive variants, which weakens its case for high-volume automation.
Use it where coding strength matters but maximum reasoning depth does not. For complex analysis, agentic execution, or premium client-facing work, the higher-compute GPT-5.5 variants offer a clearer operational choice.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
GPT-5.5 Non-reasoning combines strong coding capability with useful general reasoning and terminal performance, but its agentic score and instruction-following results trail the higher-compute variants at the same premium pricing.
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DFO Verdict
GPT-5.5 Non-reasoning combines strong coding capability with useful general reasoning and terminal performance, but its agentic score and instruction-following results trail the higher-compute variants at the same premium pricing.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
27.3 Intelligence Index·56.5 Coding Index·26.1 Agentic Index
How GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning) compares
GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning) ranks #107 of 435 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #57 of 208 for coding, #66 of 190 for agentic tasks. At $5.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 8% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on content. The pulled-in intelligence corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $5.00 | $0.005000 |
| Output | $30.00 | $0.030000 |
What would GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning) cost your business?
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamFrequently asked questions about GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning)
How much does GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning) cost?
GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning) costs $5.00 per million input tokens and $30.00 per million output tokens.
Is GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning) good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning) ranks #57 of 208 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning)?
GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning) is developed by OpenAI and was released on April 23, 2026.