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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.