GPT-5.5 - 25x More Expensive than Open Models

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A quick overview of OpenAI's GPT-5.5 announcement—comparing it against open source models on benchmarks and pricing to see if it's actually worth using in your apps. 🤓 Topics Covered - GPT-5.5 benchmark performance vs open models - SWE-Bench Pro and Terminal-Bench comparisons - API pricing vs open source alternatives 🔗 Links - Announcement Post: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-5/ - Artificial Analysis Card: https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/gpt-5-5 - My blog post with the plots: https://alejandro-ao.com/gpt-5-5-benchmark-analysis/ ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:33 - Benchmarks: coding performance 03:42 - Demo examples 05:14 - Pricing comparison 08:36 - Codex demo and outro ## Connect with me X: https://x.com/_alejandroao LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandro-ao/

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