GPT-5.5 vs Step 5 Preview

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GPT-5.5OpenAI
IndexAll categories, out of 100.
69.1 ±2.5 best
68.4 ±3.7
GapIndex points below the top.
Top
−0.7 · no clear gap
CoverageIndex weight that has results.
95% best
90%
SpeedOutput tokens per second.
52/s
105/s best
EloLMArena rating and rank.
1466 best
1443
ReleasedMonth of release.
2026-04
2026-09
Input / 1MUS dollars per 1M input tokens.
$5.00
$1.00 best
Output / 1MUS dollars per 1M output tokens.
$30.00
$2.70 best
Batch output / 1MBatch price per 1M output tokens.
$15.00
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1K chats2K tokens in, 500 out, each.
$25.00
$3.35 best
1K documents20K tokens in, 1K out, each.
$130.00
$22.70 best
1K agent tasks200K tokens in, 20K out, each.
$1,600.00
$254.00 best
ContextMaximum tokens in one request.
1.05M best
1M
AgenticMulti-step tasks with tools.
65.8
68.8 best
CodingCode writing and repair.
65.5
71.4 best
ReasoningLogic problems and puzzles.
74.1 best
67.4
MultimodalTasks with images and text.
66.8 best
62.2
KnowledgeFacts and expert knowledge.
70.4 best
63.5
MultilingualTasks in many languages.
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InstructionTasks with strict prompt rules.
64.8
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MathMath problems.
74.7 best
61.7

Benchmarks

34 shared
Only GPT-5.5: 78Only Step 5 Preview: 28
GPT-5.5
Step 5 Preview
45.8%26 / 222
46.5% best23 / 222
84.3%7 / 217
88.3% best2 / 217
27.1% best17 / 214
20.9%26 / 214
58.0% best10 / 164
36.4%64 / 164
42.5%44 / 133
54.3% best24 / 133
69.8%50 / 123
70.4% best48 / 123
55.8%27 / 114
58.9% best13 / 114
79.9% best23 / 113
76.4%44 / 113
40.4%35 / 90
40.4%35 / 90
93.6% best8 / 84
93.5%10 / 84
21.8%49 / 82
27.3% best39 / 82
81.6% best5 / 80
63.5%69 / 80
89.7% best15 / 80
83.8%44 / 80
51.8% best39 / 79
50.7%42 / 79
45.2% best18 / 77
39.0%31 / 77
52.2% best19 / 77
46.5%26 / 77
EMBFinance
64.5% best26 / 75
57.1%41 / 75
BrowseCompAgentic
84.4%19 / 63
88.7% best12 / 63
81.2% best10 / 53
76.0%33 / 53
85.1%23 / 52
85.6% best22 / 52