OpenAI / generation

GPT-5.5 family

GPT-5.5 variants retain their own model IDs, prices and rating coverage. API usage is separate from a ChatGPT subscription; Codex and Pro labels need endpoint-specific interpretation.

Family research reviewed · Official source notes below

Standard models
2
Independently rated
1 / 2
Known token rates
2 / 2
Global balanced frontier
0

This collection organises accepted catalogue identities. It does not certify equal weights, a shared licence, benchmark equivalence or current availability on every serving platform.

Compare exact catalogue rows

USD per 1M tokens. In / out are listed base rates; expand billing conditions before planning a request. LMArena scores measure the general preference board, not success on your engineering task. Unknown stays unknown.

Pro-labelled catalogue rows

ModelLMArenaInput / output $/MContext / max outputCapabilities & conditions
GPT-5.5 Proopenai/gpt-5.5-proUnrated$30.00 / $180Context tiers apply
Billing details
Cached input
Unknown
Separate reasoning
Not separately listed
  • Above 272,000 input tokens: $60.00 in / $270 out; cached unknown.

Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence.

1,050,000Output 128,000file · image · textTools yes · reasoning yesClosed weightsReleased 2026-04-24

Other generation members

ModelLMArenaInput / output $/MContext / max outputCapabilities & conditions
GPT-5.5openai/gpt-5.51466.8±3.7 interval half-widthEffort: default$5.00 / $30.00Context tiers apply
Billing details
Cached input
$0.500
Separate reasoning
Not separately listed
  • Above 272,000 input tokens: $10.00 in / $45.00 out; cached $1.00.

Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence.

1,050,000Output 128,000file · image · textTools yes · reasoning yesClosed weightsReleased 2026-04-24

Free and batch variants

These rows have different access or processing conditions. They are excluded from the standard-row counts above. A variant without a standard base remains a separately named variant.

Sources and scope

  • OpenAI model catalogue ↗

    Exact named models on the vendor platform; not a promise about every reseller

    Checked 2026-09-22 · official document opened and inspected

Source review does not refresh a price or transplant a benchmark score. Read the method and correction policy.

Questions this page answers

Are the GPT-5.5 family models interchangeable?

No. These are exact catalogue rows with separate capability, pricing and rating evidence. Compare the checkpoint, serving endpoint, reasoning settings and required input types. A family name does not establish equivalent behaviour.

How many OpenAI rows are compared here?

2 standard rows, of which 1 have an accepted LMArena general score and 2 have known input and output token rates. 2 related free or batch variants are listed separately.

What do the prices and frontier counts mean?

Prices below are listed US dollars per million input or output tokens, before request-specific context tiers and other billing dimensions. The frontier count comes from the global balanced view. Neither a family price range nor a benchmark difference proves your task will be cheaper or more successful.

How current are the official notes?

The linked family research was reviewed 2026-09-22. That date is separate from each accepted catalogue observation and each vendor’s effective date. An official note applies to its named platform, not automatically to every reseller.

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