AI Launch Profile
Introducing GPT-5.5
OpenAI released GPT-5.5, a frontier model for agentic coding, computer use, knowledge work, and research workflows across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API.
At a glance
Launch Snapshot
- Company
- OpenAI
- Launch date
- April 23, 2026
- Launch type
- Model Release
- Category
- AI Agents, AI Coding Tools, AI Productivity Tools
- Audience
- Developers, Enterprises, Operators, Researchers
- Pricing
- Available in ChatGPT and Codex through paid plans; API pricing for gpt-5.5 is listed at $5 per 1M input tokens and $30 per 1M output tokens, with gpt-5.5-pro priced higher.
- Free plan
- No
- API
- Yes
- Open weights/source
- No
Launch Context
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Verification & Sources
- Evidence state
- Recheck due
- Source links
- 2
- Freshness
- Needs recheck: checked June 8, 2026
- Last updated
- June 11, 2026
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- Owner
- Kingy freshness queue owner and assigned editorial reviewer
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Kingy Launch Score
8.0 / 10 · Solid
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Why this score
- Source & verification 7.5/10 — The launch post plus the API pricing page — dated, single-vendor sourcing. openai.com
- Product evidence 8.0/10 — Shipped across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API. openai.com
- Significance & novelty 8.5/10 — A frontier model aimed at agentic coding, computer use, knowledge work, and research workflows — a major-generation release. openai.com
- Traction signals not scored — insufficient sourced evidence
- Offer clarity 8.0/10 — Concrete API rates documented in the record: $5 per 1M input tokens and $30 per 1M output tokens, with a pro tier priced higher. openai.com
Evidence checked 2026-07-10
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Kingy AI Take
OpenAI released GPT-5.5, a frontier model for agentic coding, computer use, and research workflows, shipping across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API with documented rates of $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output (openai.com). Developers, Enterprises, and Researchers running long-horizon tool work are the target. Capability claims are vendor-stated, so benchmark the model on your own agentic workloads before migrating.
Who it is for
Developers, enterprise teams, researchers, and operators who need a stronger model for long-running coding, tool use, analysis, and computer-based work.
Traction notes
Important for the hub because OpenAI positioned GPT-5.5 as a step up for agentic coding, computer use, and multi-tool work.
Source list
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