OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT
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OpenAI has released a new foundation model, GPT-5.5 Instant, which will replace GPT-5.3 Instant as the default ChatGPT model. The new model offers improvements in reducing hallucinations, enhancing context management, and achieving higher scores on benchmarks.
On Tuesday, OpenAI released a new foundation model called GPT-5.5 Instant, which will replace GPT-5.3 Instant as the default ChatGPT model. The company said the model reduces hallucination in sensitive areas such as law, medicine, and finance, while maintaining the low latency of its predecessor.
OpenAI released the latest GPT-5.5 model last month with the company claiming improvements in areas like coding and knowledge work.
The new model also achieved a score of 81.2 in the AIME 2025 math test, compared to 65.4 for the older model. It also outperformed its predecessor on the MMMU-Pro multimodal reasoning benchmark, with a score of 76 vs. 69.2.
The release placed a particular emphasis on context management. GPT-5.5 Instant can use its search tool to refer back to past conversations, files, and Gmail to give you more personalized answers. This feature will be available to Plus and Pro users on the web, with plans to roll it out to mobile soon. OpenAI said that it plans to extend access to this feature to Free, Go Business, and enterprise users in the coming weeks.
With this update, ChatGPT will also show memory sources across all models to help you understand where it generated the answers from. Users can delete outdated sources or correct them if the answer was wrong. Crucially, the company said that if you share a chat with someone, they won’t be able to see the memory sources.
For developers, the GPT-5.5 model will be available through API as “chat-latest,” with 5.3 available as an option for paid users for only three months.
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Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
GPT-5.5 Instant will be rolled out to mobile soon.
Probable · En quelques semaines
Access to the context management feature will be extended to Free, Go Business, and enterprise users.
Très probable · En quelques semaines
Questions ouvertes
- What is the specific timeline for the mobile rollout of the context management feature?
- What are the exact performance differences between GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.3 beyond the mentioned benchmarks?
- Will there be any cost implications for users accessing GPT-5.5 features across different tiers?
- What are the security implications of GPT-5.5's enhanced memory and search capabilities?
