OpenAI · GPT Instant line · lightweight
GPT-5.5 Instant was released by OpenAI on May 5, 2026, as a lightweight model in the GPT Instant line.
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.
Compared with GPT-5.3 Instant Mini · the model it replaces
Makes up about half as many wrong answers on tricky questions
High-stakes prompts — questions where a wrong answer really matters
52% fewer
▲ vs GPT-5.3 Instant Mini · same tests
Solves 8 in 10 competition-level math problems
AIME 2025 — a hard high-school math competition
81.2
▲ up from 65.4 · +16 points
Now the model free ChatGPT users get by default
Availability — which users get this model without paying
default free ChatGPT
✦ new in GPT-5.5 Instant
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