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OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5.5, its newest AI model, which the company calls its “smartest and most intuitive to use
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On a call with journalists, Brockman said that the new model was a big advancement “towards more agentic and intuitive computing.” “This model is a real step forward towards the kind of computing that we expect in the future, but it is one step, and we expect to see many in the future,” Brockman said.
Key facts
- Compared to its previous models, and to models from competitors Google and Anthropic (like Gemini 3.1 Pro and Claude Opus 4.5), 5.5 consistently scores higher, according to OpenAI
- OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5.5, its newest AI model, which the company calls its “smartest and most intuitive to use model
- OpenAI’s rivalry with Anthropic is never far from discussion, and GPT-5.5 offered another opportunity for the two companies to compare themselves to one another
- GPT 5.5 is widely available starting Thursday, according to OpenAI
Summary
OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5.5, its newest AI model, which the company calls its “smartest and most intuitive to use model” yet. Brockman also said that the model was an additional step toward creating a “super app”, a multi-purpose, Swiss Army knife of a program, which Brockman and co-founder Sam Altman have previously discussed launching. OpenAI released its last model only last month, with a previous release in December and, before that, November.