GPT-5.5 Instant pricing
GPT-5.5 Instant costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $30.00 per 1M output tokens as of October 2026. Tracked daily since 25 July 2026 across 93 snapshots.
Current rates
- Input: $5.00 per 1M tokens
- Output: $30.00 per 1M tokens
- Context window: 400,000 tokens
No price movement recorded for GPT-5.5 Instant over the tracked period — the rate has held steady.
Cheaper alternatives to GPT-5.5 Instant
Ranked by blended cost assuming a 3:1 input-to-output ratio, which is typical of chat and agent workloads. Only currently callable models with a comparable context window are listed.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cheaper by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4.8 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 11% |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | $4.00 | $20.00 | 29% |
| Kimi K3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 47% |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | $2.00 | $12.00 | 60% |
| Grok 4.7 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 73% |
Cite this data
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Text
YemHub (2026). GPT-5.5 Instant API pricing history. YemHub AI Pricing Index. Retrieved 26 October 2026, from https://yemhub.com/price-history/gpt-5-5-instant/
BibTeX
@misc{yemhub2026gpt55instantapipricinghistory,
author = {{YemHub}},
title = {GPT-5.5 Instant API pricing history},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://yemhub.com/price-history/gpt-5-5-instant/}},
note = {YemHub AI Pricing Index, accessed 2026-10-26}
}