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Tier 1 — GPT-5.5 standard limits

Not confirmed

Archived catalog value: 500 RPM / 500,000 TPM. The retained original Standard-tier capture is unavailable. The current primary model page exposes a Long Context table with Build, Launch and Grow tiers; it does not establish this Standard-tier number. Do not use the archived value as a current entitlement. Check your actual API account limits. The displayed verified date and capture hash are archived metadata; this quota is currently unconfirmed.

Last verified: 2026-10-06. Evidence tier: unverified. Surface: API.

Last source review: 2026-10-19. Current page only establishes Long Context Build/Launch/Grow; five archived Standard rows remain unconfirmed. No substitution of GPT-6 or Chat limits.

Unverified since 2026-10-13.

Reset rule: per minute. Reset type: bucket.

When reached: 429 until capacity replenishes.

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Tier 2 — GPT-5.5 standard limits

Not confirmed

Archived catalog value: 5,000 RPM / 1,000,000 TPM. The retained original Standard-tier capture is unavailable. The current primary model page exposes a Long Context table with Build, Launch and Grow tiers; it does not establish this Standard-tier number. Do not use the archived value as a current entitlement. Check your actual API account limits. The displayed verified date and capture hash are archived metadata; this quota is currently unconfirmed.

Last verified: 2026-10-06. Evidence tier: unverified. Surface: API.

Last source review: 2026-10-19. Current page only establishes Long Context Build/Launch/Grow; five archived Standard rows remain unconfirmed. No substitution of GPT-6 or Chat limits.

Unverified since 2026-10-13.

Reset rule: per minute. Reset type: bucket.

When reached: 429 until capacity replenishes.

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Tier 3 — GPT-5.5 standard limits

Not confirmed

Archived catalog value: 5,000 RPM / 2,000,000 TPM. The retained original Standard-tier capture is unavailable. The current primary model page exposes a Long Context table with Build, Launch and Grow tiers; it does not establish this Standard-tier number. Do not use the archived value as a current entitlement. Check your actual API account limits. The displayed verified date and capture hash are archived metadata; this quota is currently unconfirmed.

Last verified: 2026-10-06. Evidence tier: unverified. Surface: API.

Last source review: 2026-10-19. Current page only establishes Long Context Build/Launch/Grow; five archived Standard rows remain unconfirmed. No substitution of GPT-6 or Chat limits.

Unverified since 2026-10-13.

Reset rule: per minute. Reset type: bucket.

When reached: 429 until capacity replenishes.

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Tier 4 — GPT-5.5 standard limits

Not confirmed

Archived catalog value: 10,000 RPM / 4,000,000 TPM. The retained original Standard-tier capture is unavailable. The current primary model page exposes a Long Context table with Build, Launch and Grow tiers; it does not establish this Standard-tier number. Do not use the archived value as a current entitlement. Check your actual API account limits. The displayed verified date and capture hash are archived metadata; this quota is currently unconfirmed.

Last verified: 2026-10-06. Evidence tier: unverified. Surface: API.

Last source review: 2026-10-19. Current page only establishes Long Context Build/Launch/Grow; five archived Standard rows remain unconfirmed. No substitution of GPT-6 or Chat limits.

Unverified since 2026-10-13.

Reset rule: per minute. Reset type: bucket.

When reached: 429 until capacity replenishes.

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Tier 5 — GPT-5.5 standard limits

Not confirmed

Archived catalog value: 15,000 RPM / 40,000,000 TPM. The retained original Standard-tier capture is unavailable. The current primary model page exposes a Long Context table with Build, Launch and Grow tiers; it does not establish this Standard-tier number. Do not use the archived value as a current entitlement. Check your actual API account limits. The displayed verified date and capture hash are archived metadata; this quota is currently unconfirmed.

Last verified: 2026-10-06. Evidence tier: unverified. Surface: API.

Last source review: 2026-10-19. Current page only establishes Long Context Build/Launch/Grow; five archived Standard rows remain unconfirmed. No substitution of GPT-6 or Chat limits.

Unverified since 2026-10-13.

Reset rule: per minute. Reset type: bucket.

When reached: 429 until capacity replenishes.

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All tiers — Rate-limit scope

Model and tier specific

GPT-5.5 API request and token limits depend on model, usage tier and context regime. These are not GPT-6.1 Sol or ChatGPT message allowances. Check your actual API account limits; the available Long Context table must not be mapped to the archived Standard-tier rows.

Last verified: 2026-10-19. Evidence tier: documented. Surface: API.

Last source review: 2026-10-19. Current page only establishes Long Context Build/Launch/Grow; five archived Standard rows remain unconfirmed. No substitution of GPT-6 or Chat limits.

Unverified since 2026-10-26.

Reset rule: varies by model. Reset type: none.

When reached: Check the model page and account limits.

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Sources and method

This catalog renders the existing dated source records. Limits vary by product, model, account and workload. Unknown values remain unknown. Capture dates describe retained documents, not fresh account tests. The interactive workspace provides filters, comparisons, the quiz and separately labelled Kingy observations and reader reports.

Catalog release: 2026-10-19.reviewed-plans-and-limits-v1. Download the original source catalog.

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