Compare · 2026-10-14

GPT-5.5 vs O1

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads O1 in 5 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Long context, and Abstraction (ARC).

CategoryGPT-5.5O1
General LLM
#21 · Was SOTA · General LLM
Margin 14.285714285714292
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#112 · Was SOTA · General LLM
Margin 76.19047619047619
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Reasoning
#25 · #25 in Reasoning
Margin 17.808219178082197
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#117 · Was SOTA · Reasoning
Margin 80.82191780821918
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Math
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#34 · #34 in Math
Margin 75.55555555555556
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Dec 17, 2024
Science
#30 · #30 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 23, 2026
#77 · #77 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Dec 17, 2024
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
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Long context
#23 · Was SOTA · Long context
Margin 15.646258503401356
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#108 · Was SOTA · Long context
Margin 73.46938775510205
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Vision
#10 · Was SOTA · Vision
Margin 28.94736842105263
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 23, 2026
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 9, 2026
Factuality
#5 · Was SOTA · Factuality
Margin 4.477611940298502
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Dec 17, 2024
Abstraction (ARC)
#7 · #7 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Apr 23, 2026
#57 · #57 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Dec 17, 2024
Price per 1M tokens

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

O1: $26.25 per 1M blended tokens.

Open weights

GPT-5.5: closed weights.

O1: closed weights.

Which to pick

General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads O1 in General LLM at #21 against #112.

Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads O1 in Reasoning at #25 against #117.

Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads O1 in Science at #30 against #77.

Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads O1 in Long context at #23 against #108.

Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads O1 in Abstraction (ARC) at #7 against #57.

GPT-5.5 · O1

GPT-5.5 or O1?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads O1 in 5 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Long context, and Abstraction (ARC).

GPT-5.5 or O1 for General LLM?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads O1 in General LLM at #21 against #112.

GPT-5.5 or O1 for Reasoning?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads O1 in Reasoning at #25 against #117.

GPT-5.5 or O1 for Science?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads O1 in Science at #30 against #77.