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GPT-5.5 Instant

GPT-5.5 Instant is a model by OpenAI for reasoning, it stands 33rd of 165 on LMArena · Vision, and one seller in the catalogue publishes a price for it.

text + image → text · made by OpenAI

$5→$30per Mtok in / out
OpenAI

Sold by 2 ways

SellerLaneRate
OpenAI apibatch$2.5per Mtok in$15per Mtok out$0.25per Mtok cacheddevelopers.openai.com · read 2026-08-25
OpenAI apistandard$5per Mtok in$30per Mtok out$0.5per Mtok cacheddevelopers.openai.com · read 2026-08-25

Measured 8 standings

PlaceBoardMetricScore
33rdof 165LMArena · VisionScore (Elo)1276
42ndof 414LMArena · TextScore (Elo)1473
71stof 78Frontiermath tier 4 v2 — Epoch AImean_score2.439
82ndof 122Frontiermath tiers 1 3 v2 — Epoch AImean_score26.316
91stof 235Scicode — Epoch AIScore52.546
120thof 326GPQA Diamondmean_score82.513
156thof 306OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025mean_score68.056
234thof 260Critpt — Epoch AIAccuracy0

About

GPT-5.5 Instant — a text model from OpenAI, sold by one company from $5 in and $30 out per million tokens, placed 42nd of 414 on LMArena · Text.

It takes text and images and returns text, with a context window of 400,000 tokens. It was published in May 2026, trained on material up to December 2025. Its sellers say it can reason step by step and call a tool. The catalogue files it under reasoning. Only OpenAI sells it, at $5 in and $30 out per million tokens. Beside the standard rate there is a batch lane. It has been measured on 8 boards, and stands best at 42nd of 414 on LMArena · Text.

Every current figure

Maker
OpenAI
Register
model
Takes
text + image
Returns
text
Context
400,000 tokens
Longest answer
128,000 tokens
Published
May 2026
Knowledge to
December 2025
Licence
not read
Sellers
1
Price
$5 in and $30 out per million tokens — OpenAI
Boards
8
Best place
42nd of 414 — LMArena · Text

Known as 1 name

gpt-5.5-instant