GPT-5.5
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
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
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
- Record confidence
- Likely
Default model in ChatGPT; large user base assumed
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Who created GPT-5.5?
GPT-5.5 was published by OpenAI, based in United States of America, categorised as industry.
When was GPT-5.5 released?
GPT-5.5 was published in April 2026.
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