GPT-5.3 Instant

OpenAI · GPT Instant line · lightweight

Released March 3, 2026Replaced by GPT-5.3 Instant Mini

What changed

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Where the GPT Instant line stands

GPT-5.5 Instant is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

GPT-5.5 Instant

OpenAI · GPT Instant line · lightweight
Quiet127 days without a release — longer than any past gap

OpenAI's new lightweight model: far fewer made-up answers and much stronger math than GPT-5.3 Instant Mini — and it's now the default free model in ChatGPT.

Released May 5, 2026 · what changed →
Days since last release
GPT-5.5 Instant · May 5, 2026
127
days
Usual gap
37
days
Recent gaps
GPT-5.5 Instant · May 2026
26
GPT-5.3 Instant Mini · Apr 2026
37
GPT-5.3 Instant · Mar 2026
82

Every GPT Instant release

Newest first. See the full line with every card →

  1. May 5, 2026GPT-5.5 Instant
  2. Apr 9, 2026GPT-5.3 Instant Mini
  3. Mar 3, 2026GPT-5.3 Instant · this page
  4. Dec 11, 2025GPT-5.2 Instant

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