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OPENAI / gpt-5.5

GPT‑5.5

Previous OpenAI generation for code and professional work, retained for comparing migrations and cost.

01 / SUMMARY

The essential

ORIENTATIONPrevious frontier

Primary use stated or inferred cautiously from official documentation.

CONTEXT400,000 tokens

Maximum input capacity when published by the source.

EXIT128,000 tokens

Documented maximum generation limit.

ACCESSOpenAI API

Verified availability channels.

MODEL TYPEText and reasoning · Code

Primary functional family and verified specialties.

LICENSEProprietary

Declared terms for API access, model weights, or self-hosting.

02 / TECHNICAL SHEET

Limits and integration

API IDgpt-5.5
Model typeText and reasoning · Code
Access modelPaid proprietary
LicenseProprietary
DeploymentHosted API
Release2026
Knowledge cutoffNot published
EntranceText · Image
ExitText
Context window400,000 tokens
maximum output128,000 tokens
ReasoningConfigurable effort
Published toolsFeatures · Web search · File search
Structured OutingsSupported
Batch processingNot published
Prompt cacheNot published
Fine-tuningNot published
Verified platformsOpenAI API
BEST SUITED FOR

Migrations, regressions, and workloads that still depend on the GPT‑5 family.

WORTH MONITORING

A later generation exists; verify the retirement date and behavioral differences.

03 / CAPABILITIES

What it can do

01

Orientation

Migrations, regressions, and workloads that still depend on the GPT‑5 family.

02

Context

400,000 tokens · 128,000 tokens

03

Tools and integration

Functions · Web search · File search

04

Access

OpenAI API

Input modalities
TextImage
04 / PRICES

Documented cost

ConceptWorthUnit/condition
Standard inputNot publishedStandard API rate
Cached inputNot publishedReading reused prefixes
Cache write or storageNot publishedThe condition varies by provider
Standard outputNot publishedMay include reasoning tokens
Batch inputNot publishedAsynchronous processing
Batch outputNot publishedAsynchronous processing

Consult the primary source: the billing unit depends on the model type and access channel.

i Prices change and may depend on level, region or context length. Check the source before making a decision.

05 / EVALUATIONS

How to read the results

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A public benchmark provides guidance, but does not replace an evaluation with your data, tools, budget, and error tolerance.

BenchmarkResultMetricSource
Evaluaciones oficiales GPT‑5.5PublishedCode and professional workView source ↗

Inferama only highlights a “best result” when the metric, test set, configuration, and date allow for an equivalent comparison. The supplier's figures are presented as claims from its own source.

06 / VERSIONS

Chronology

GPT‑5.5

Version added to Inferama's verified catalog.

07 / SOURCES

Traceability