Compare · 2026-10-14

GPT-5.1 vs GPT-5.5

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.1 leads GPT-5.5 in 0 of 7 shared categories.

CategoryGPT-5.1GPT-5.5
General LLM
#47 · #47 in General LLM
Margin 31.972789115646265
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#21 · Was SOTA · General LLM
Margin 14.285714285714292
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Reasoning
#48 · #48 in Reasoning
Margin 33.56164383561644
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#25 · #25 in Reasoning
Margin 17.808219178082197
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Math
#18 · #18 in Math
Margin 37.77777777777778
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Nov 13, 2025
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Science
#48 · #48 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Nov 13, 2025
#30 · #30 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 23, 2026
Coding
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Nov 13, 2025
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Coding › Web dev
#75 · #75 in Coding › Web dev
Margin 69.1588785046729
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#44 · #44 in Coding › Web dev
Margin 40.18691588785047
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Long context
#54 · #54 in Long context
Margin 36.73469387755103
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
#37 · #37 in Factuality
Margin 28.358208955223887
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#5 · Was SOTA · Factuality
Margin 4.477611940298502
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Abstraction (ARC)
#31 · #31 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Nov 13, 2025
#7 · #7 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 23, 2026
Price per 1M tokens

GPT-5.1: $3.4375000000000004 per 1M blended tokens.

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

Open weights

GPT-5.1: closed weights.

GPT-5.5: closed weights.

Which to pick

General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-5.1 in General LLM at #21 against #47.

Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-5.1 in Reasoning at #25 against #48.

Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-5.1 in Science at #30 against #48.

Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-5.1 in Coding › Web dev at #44 against #75.

Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-5.1 in Long context at #23 against #54.

Factuality: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-5.1 in Factuality at #5 against #37.

Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-5.1 in Abstraction (ARC) at #7 against #31.

GPT-5.1 · GPT-5.5

GPT-5.1 or GPT-5.5?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.1 leads GPT-5.5 in 0 of 7 shared categories.

GPT-5.1 or GPT-5.5 for General LLM?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-5.1 in General LLM at #21 against #47.

GPT-5.1 or GPT-5.5 for Reasoning?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-5.1 in Reasoning at #25 against #48.

GPT-5.1 or GPT-5.5 for Science?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads GPT-5.1 in Science at #30 against #48.