OpenAI model

GPT 5.5 2026 04 23

GPT 5.5 2026 04 23 in the public OpenAI catalog.

Provider
OpenAI
Availability
Available
Model ID
gpt-5.5-2026-04-23
Snapshot
2026-10-07
Evaluation Verdict

OpenAI GPT-5.5 represents the cutting edge of frontier software engineering (78.5% SWE-bench, 1455 LMSYS Coding Elo), providing flawless reasoning across complex distributed systems.

GPT 5.5 2026 04 23 Benchmarks & Agentic Accuracy

Verified primary research & developer preference metrics

Primary Sources Verified
SWE-bench Verified
78.5%
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LiveCodeBench
82%
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LMSYS Coding Elo
1455Elo
Coding ArenaLMSYS Arena ↗
AIME 2024 / 2025
96.5%
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Pricing ($ / 1M tokens)
$3/ $12
$0.7 cached readStandard API Pricing

What This Means in Real Software Development

  • 78.5% on SWE-bench Verified sets a new high-water mark for autonomous repository engineering.
  • Multi-modal vision and code synthesis enables end-to-end web application refactoring from UI mocks.
  • Operates with high reasoning depth and zero context degradation.
  • Unparalleled accuracy in Task Program DAG decomposition and integration barrier validation.

Swarm Multi-Agent Topology

Tier 1: Master Autonomous ArchitectRole: Primary / Planner

Best Paired With: Gemini 3.8 Flash for subagent implementation

The premier orchestrator for enterprise-scale software engineering tasks.

Git Worktree Isolation Advantage:

Supervises multi-agent worktrees and guarantees clean branch integration.

What Developers & Practitioners Are Saying

Real-world field observations, production strengths, and developer consensus

Field Consensus

"Refined iteration of the GPT-5 family, optimizing token efficiency and boosting complex multi-step reasoning accuracy."

Verified Real-World Strengths

  • 78.5% on SWE-bench Verified
  • High throughput with near-frontier reasoning quality
  • Exceptional JSON schema and type contract fidelity

Production Caveats & Gaps

  • Output tokens can scale quickly on open-ended refactoring prompts
  • Still benefits from worktree isolation to catch edge-case regressions
Benchmark Reality Check

What the benchmark tests: Measures refined multi-step code generation and complex logic deduction.

Production caveat: Best leveraged as a core implementation engine in multi-stage Task Programs.

Primary Sources & Methodology Citations

GPT 5.5 2026 04 23 model overview

GPT 5.5 2026 04 23 is listed in the public Swarm catalog through OpenAI. This page summarizes the verified catalog fields used by Swarm without claiming real-time access for every provider account.

Provider
OpenAI
Family
Gpt 5
Context window
1.05M tokens
Thinking support
off · low · medium · high · xhigh
Availability status
Available
Catalog ID
openai/gpt-5.5-2026-04-23
  • File input
  • Image input
  • Text input
  • Text output
  • Reasoning
  • Tools
  • Structured output
  • JSON

Run GPT 5.5 2026 04 23 in Swarm

Verified CLI workflow & multi-agent architecture

Quickstart Guide →
bash — swarm run
$swarm ctl model set --provider openai --model openai/gpt-5.5-2026-04-23

# Or switch interactively inside the terminal TUI:

>/models

Subagent Role Matrix

Assign GPT 5.5 2026 04 23 to specialized system roles in ~/.swarm/config.json:

  • Primary / Planner: Orchestrates full task DAGs and multi-stage pipelines.
  • Coder Subagent: Generates code and unit tests inside private Git worktrees.
  • Finder Subagent: Performs read-only code search, symbol discovery, and mapping.
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