GPT-5.5 Instant API Pricing
OpenAI · released 2026-05-05
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GPT-5.5 Instant price
0.500¢ / 1K
3.00¢ / 1K
1.12¢ / 1K
Single public source; verify on the official site
Official list price from OpenAI, as recorded by models.dev
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | $0.0115 |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | $0.0350 |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.2800 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.2100 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $345.00 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $5.00) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $30.00).
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) | No public data yet | ||
| Epoch Mock AIME accuracy | 68.1% | epoch | 2026-05-05 |
| Epoch FrontierMath (T1–3) accuracy | 26.3% | epoch | 2026-05-05 |
| Arena text rating | 1473 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena coding rating (human preference votes, not task accuracy) | 1514 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena math rating | 1460 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena WebDev rating | No public data yet | ||
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|---|---|---|
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Count tokens & estimate cost for GPT-5.5 Instant
Prices: OpenAI's official list price as recorded by models.dev; benchmarks: see sources below; last synced 2026-11-06.
FAQ
Who develops GPT-5.5 Instant?
GPT-5.5 Instant is developed by OpenAI, released 2026-05-05.
How much does GPT-5.5 Instant cost per million tokens?
GPT-5.5 Instant costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $30.00 per 1M output tokens ($11.25 blended), per OpenAI's official list price as recorded by models.dev.
What is the GPT-5.5 Instant API price?
The GPT-5.5 Instant API price is $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $30.00 per 1M output tokens ($11.25 per 1M blended).
How much does GPT-5.5 Instant cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about $0.0115 on GPT-5.5 Instant, at $5.00/1M input and $30.00/1M output.
Is GPT-5.5 Instant free?
GPT-5.5 Instant's official API list price is $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $30.00 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check OpenAI's site for those.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing for GPT-5.5 Instant comes from models.dev and LiteLLM (open MIT-licensed catalogs); benchmark scores come from Epoch AI and LMArena (open CC BY 4.0 licenses) — see /data-sources/. Last synced 2026-11-06.