GPT-5.5

Closed weights OpenAI April 2026

No estimate

No hardware requirements for this model

The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.

On record

Full specification

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Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation
OpenAI
Organisation type
Industry
Country
United States of America
Published
23 April 2026

What it does

The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.

Domain
Multimodal, Language, Vision
Task
Language modeling/generation, Question answering

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Training data
tokens

The training run

What it physically took to train: which chips, how many, for how long, and what that drew from the wall.

Training hardware
NVIDIA GB200,NVIDIA GB300 (Blackwell Ultra)

Availability

Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.

Weights
Closed — provider access only
Model access
API access
Training code
Unreleased

How it is classified

Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.

Likely above 10²³ FLOP
Yes
Why it is tracked
Significant use

Default model in ChatGPT; large user base assumed

Record confidence
Likely

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Reference
Introducing GPT‑5.5
Last updated
4 May 2026

What the numbers mean

About this model

GPT-5.5 was published by OpenAI, in United States of America, in April 2026. industry is the category the publisher falls under.

It works in Multimodal, Language, Vision, and is recorded as doing language modeling/generation, Question answering.

Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.

What went into building it

The reason it appears in this catalogue at all is significant use.

Answers

GPT-5.5 — common questions

01

What is GPT-5.5 used for?

GPT-5.5 works in Multimodal, Language, Vision, and is recorded as handling language modeling/generation, Question answering. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.

02

What GPU do I need to run GPT-5.5?

None. GPT-5.5 is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.

03

Is GPT-5.5 open source?

No. GPT-5.5 has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.

04

How many parameters does GPT-5.5 have?

No parameter count has been published for GPT-5.5, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.

05

Who created GPT-5.5?

GPT-5.5 was published by OpenAI, based in United States of America, categorised as industry.

06

When was GPT-5.5 released?

GPT-5.5 was published in April 2026.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 4 May 2026

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