VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is GPT-5.5 Instant state of the art?
No.Best current rank is #24 in Vision.
As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.5 Instant from OpenAI. Best current rank is #24 in Vision. Ranked #24 in Vision.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Ranked #31 in General LLM.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) gpt-5.5-instant | 1472.9060370304956 1467.9–1477.9 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) gpt-5.5-instant | 1490.8781706737932 1485.0–1496.8 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) gpt-5.5-instant | 1460.229545574116 1444.6–1475.8 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| GPQA Diamond gpt-5.5-instant | 0.8251262626262627 0.8–0.9 | 2026-05-05 | INDEP. | snap_fee7890b5dd0 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) gpt-5.5-instant | 1513.276678191465 1505.5–1521.0 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) gpt-5.5-instant | 1475.388248793197 1468.7–1482.1 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Vision (style-controlled) gpt-5.5-instant | 1275.7178257639464 1267.0–1284.5 | 2026-10-09 | INDEP. | snap_44d0155ee751 |
| LMArena Text factuality gpt-5.5-instant | 1443.1861164325132 1439.0–1447.4 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_f051faf18005 |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
No closed or open crown interval includes this model.
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | Not SOTA · #31 | Ranked #31 in General LLM. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #34 | Ranked #34 in Reasoning. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #45 | Ranked #45 in Math. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #80 | Last listed at #80 in Science on 2026-05-05. That board does not award a crown. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #38 | Ranked #38 in Coding. |
| Long context | Not SOTA · #39 | Ranked #39 in Long context. |
| Vision | Not SOTA · #24 | Ranked #24 in Vision. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #65 | Ranked #65 in Factuality. |