OpenAI: GPT-5.5

OpenAI: GPT-5.5

openai · Released Apr 24, 2026
Intelligence #10 / 650
80.7 our score
Speed #174 / 294
81.2 tok/s
Input Price #607 / 654
$5.00 per 1M tokens
Output Price #618 / 654
$30.00 per 1M tokens
Context #11 / 654
1.1M tokens

Analysis Summary

GPT-5.5 combines strong reasoning, top-tier coding performance, and a massive 1.05M token context window with vision and function calling, making it one of the more capable general-purpose models available. It handles complex, multi-modal, and long-document tasks with ease.

This breadth suits software engineering, long-form document analysis, customer-facing content, and coding-heavy automation. Agentic reliability is solid though not the strongest in its class, a minor trade-off given its otherwise broad capability set.

At $5 input and $30 output per million tokens, it delivers strong value for its capability tier, making it a sound default choice for teams needing a dependable, high-context, multimodal model.

Assessed July 29, 2026

Editorial notes

GPT-5.5 from OpenAI delivers frontier-level reasoning and coding with a 1.05M token context window, vision, and full tool use for demanding business applications.

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DFO Verdict

GPT-5.5 from OpenAI delivers frontier-level reasoning and coding with a 1.05M token context window, vision, and full tool use for demanding business applications.

#10 of 650 overall Down 1 this week

How OpenAI: GPT-5.5 compares

OpenAI: GPT-5.5 ranks #4 of 398 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #3 of 173 for coding, #16 of 154 for agentic tasks. Its 1.1M-token context window is larger than 98% of the models we list. At $5.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 7% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 98% of models #10
Speed: faster than 41% of models #174
Price: cheaper than 7% of models #607
Context: larger than 98% of models #11
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.5 $5.00 in $30.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5 $10.00 in $50.00 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 $5.00 in $25.00 out

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

Context window vs peers · tokens

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

Intelligence7.8Technical7.6Value5.8Content8
Performance profile

Strongest on content. The pulled-in value 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 $5.00 $0.005000
Output $30.00 $0.030000

What would OpenAI: GPT-5.5 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

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..

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Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-5.5

How much does OpenAI: GPT-5.5 cost?

OpenAI: GPT-5.5 costs $5.00 per million input tokens and $30.00 per million output tokens.

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

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

Is OpenAI: GPT-5.5 good for coding?

On our coding benchmark index, OpenAI: GPT-5.5 ranks #3 of 173 models, placing it in the top quartile of the field for code generation and debugging.

What can OpenAI: GPT-5.5 do?

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

Who created OpenAI: GPT-5.5?

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

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