gpt-5.5
GPT‑5.5 is OpenAI’s most capable frontier model, built to deliver faster, more reliable results for complex professional work.
Azure OpenAI
Azure OpenAIDirect from Azure
Version: 2026-04-24
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About this model
GPT‑5.5 is OpenAI’s most advanced, agentic AI model, designed to independently plan and complete complex, multi-step tasks—like coding, research, and data analysis—with minimal guidance while improving efficiency and overall intelligence.Key model capabilities
- Agentic task execution — plans, executes, and completes multi-step workflows independently
- Advanced coding — writes, debugs, and tests complex codebases
- Computer use & tool orchestration — navigates software and coordinates across tools
- Data analysis & knowledge work — analyzes data and generates structured outputs (docs, spreadsheets)
- Research & reasoning — performs deep research and multi-step problem solving
- Ambiguity handling — interprets unclear tasks and determines next steps autonomously
- Efficiency at scale — higher performance with fewer tokens and similar latency
- Long-horizon execution — maintains context and continues tasks until completion
Key use cases
GPT‑5.5 is best suited for end‑to‑end knowledge work, where it can autonomously handle complex, multi-step tasks such as writing and debugging code, conducting research, analyzing data, and generating documents or spreadsheets. It is particularly effective in workflows that require planning, tool use, and iteration—like software development, business analysis, and scientific research—allowing users to provide high-level goals while the model executes and refines the work until completion.Out of scope use cases
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Model providerAzure OpenAI
TypeChat completion, Responses
LifecycleGenerally available (GA)
Input typetext, image
Output typetext
Context window1050k
Token limits128k output
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