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GPT-5.5 Pro: release date and what it's for

Released , according to OpenAI's announcement. Six times the price of GPT-5.5 for the reasoning-heavy end. Check it actually beats Sol on your evals before you commit a budget to it.

Status
Live
Released
Lab
OpenAI
Input
$30per million tokens
Output
$180per million tokens
Context window
1.05Mtokens
Max output
128Ktokens

API model ID: gpt-5.5-pro

What we've written about GPT-5.5 Pro

September 23, 2026

OpenAI model release dates: o3, GPT-5.5 and GPT-6 Astra, Sol and Luna in order

o3 is from April 2025, and the name Sol now means something different from what it meant in July.

September 5, 2026

We priced a home LLM rig against a $20 subscription. It breaks even in 23 years.

Every number below is from the labs' own pricing pages and docs, checked on September 5, 2026.

September 5, 2026

We priced 48 AI models on the same job. The bill ran from 19 cents to $89.

One month of steady use, list prices only, the same words in and the same words out.

How GPT-5.5 Pro compares on price and context

Price per million tokens

inputoutput

  1. GPT-5.5 Pro$30 / $180
  2. GPT-6 Astra$10 / $50
  3. Claude Fable 5.1$10 / $50
  4. GPT-6 Sol$2 / $10
  5. Muse Spark 1.3$1.25 / $4.25
  6. Gemini 3.8 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
  7. GPT-6 Luna$0.10 / $0.50
Context window, in tokens

how much it reads at once

  1. GPT-5.5 Pro1.05M
  2. GPT-6 Sol1.05M
  3. GPT-6 Luna1.05M
  4. GPT-6 Astra1.05M
  5. Muse Spark 1.31.05M
  6. Gemini 3.8 Flash1.05M
  7. Claude Fable 5.11M

Next to the newest OpenAI models and the current model from other labs. Prices are in US dollars per million tokens.

What is GPT-5.5 Pro?

GPT-5.5 Pro is a model from OpenAI, built in the US. It's out, and you can use it today.

When did GPT-5.5 Pro come out?

OpenAI released it on April 23, 2026. That date comes from OpenAI's announcement.

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