# OpenAI: GPT-5.5 (batch)

Provider: openai  
Category: llm  
Model ID: `openai/gpt-5.5:batch`

GPT-5.5 is OpenAI’s frontier model designed for complex professional workloads, building on GPT-5.4 with stronger reasoning, higher reliability, and improved token efficiency on hard tasks. It features a 1M+ token...

## Specs

- Context length: 1050000 tokens
- Max output: 128000 tokens
- Modalities: file, image, text
- Released: 2026-04-24

## Pricing

- Input: $2.50 per million tokens
- Output: $15.00 per million tokens

## Verdict

GPT-5.5 Batch delivers frontier reasoning at 50% off standard pricing, trading real-time response for dramatic cost savings. The 1M+ token context window handles book-length documents and complex codebases without chunking. Best for teams running overnight analysis jobs, bulk content processing, or research workflows where 12-24 hour turnaround is acceptable. If you need instant responses, use the standard API; if you can wait, this is the most cost-effective way to access GPT-5.5's capabilities.

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Last verified: 2026-09-04T02:00:56.012Z  
Canonical URL: https://switchy.build/directory/models/gpt-5-5-batch