OpenAI Launches GPT-5.5 with Advanced Capabilities

OpenAI has officially announced the release of GPT-5.5, an advanced agent-based model designed to autonomously manage complex tasks across multiple tools. Claiming to be a 'new class of intelligence,' this model is equipped to write code, conduct web searches, and analyze data effectively. It is now accessible to paying users of ChatGPT and Codex at a doubled API price, showcasing significant improvements over its predecessor, GPT-5.4, in various benchmarks.

With GPT-5.5, OpenAI enhances capabilities in areas such as coding, knowledge work, and research. Notably, it scores 82.7% on the Terminal-Bench 2.0, outperforming competitors including Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7 and Google’s Gemini 3.1 Pro by a considerable margin. Strategic implications suggest that reliance on proprietary AI solutions like GPT-5.5 could potentially increase dependency on OpenAI's offerings, thereby affecting data sovereignty and national autonomy in AI development.