Compare · 2026-10-15

GPT-4.5 Preview vs GPT-5.5

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-4.5 Preview leads GPT-5.5 in 0 of 5 shared categories.

CategoryGPT-4.5 PreviewGPT-5.5
General LLM
#62 · Was SOTA · General LLM
Margin 42.17687074829932
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#21 · Was SOTA · General LLM
Margin 14.285714285714292
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Reasoning
#93 · Was SOTA · Reasoning
Margin 64.38356164383562
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#25 · #25 in Reasoning
Margin 17.808219178082197
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Math
#38 · #38 in Math
Margin 84.44444444444444
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Feb 27, 2025
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Science
#92 · #92 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Feb 27, 2025
#30 · #30 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 23, 2026
Coding
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Coding › Web dev—
#44 · #44 in Coding › Web dev
Margin 40.18691588785047
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Long context
#76 · Was SOTA · Long context
Margin 51.70068027210884
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#23 · Was SOTA · Long context
Margin 15.646258503401356
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Vision
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 9, 2026
#10 · Was SOTA · Vision
Margin 28.94736842105263
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 23, 2026
Factuality—
#5 · Was SOTA · Factuality
Margin 4.477611940298502
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Abstraction (ARC)
#83 · #83 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Feb 27, 2025
#7 · #7 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 23, 2026
Price per 1M tokens

GPT-4.5 Preview: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

GPT-5.5: $11.25 per 1M blended tokens.

Open weights

GPT-4.5 Preview: closed weights.

GPT-5.5: closed weights.

Which to pick

General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in General LLM at #21 against #62.

Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Reasoning at #25 against #93.

Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Science at #30 against #92.

Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Long context at #23 against #76.

Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Abstraction (ARC) at #7 against #83.

GPT-4.5 Preview · GPT-5.5

GPT-4.5 Preview or GPT-5.5?

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-4.5 Preview leads GPT-5.5 in 0 of 5 shared categories.

GPT-4.5 Preview or GPT-5.5 for General LLM?

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in General LLM at #21 against #62.

GPT-4.5 Preview or GPT-5.5 for Reasoning?

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Reasoning at #25 against #93.

GPT-4.5 Preview or GPT-5.5 for Science?

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-4.5 Preview in Science at #30 against #92.