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Benchmark suiteUpdated May 27, 2026

OpenAI benchmarks.

A lab-level profile for OpenAI, covering tracked models, category leaders, open/proprietary mix, speed, value, source coverage, and portfolio depth.

All labs

Lab rank

#8

By available Arena average

Models tracked

45

0 open-weight models

Portfolio coverage

30%

Average matched benchmark signals

Fastest model

0.54s

GPT 4o 2024 08 06

OverviewFull public trackerValuePerformance for the moneyCodingCode and SWE-bench signalsAgentsTool and workflow readinessReasoningKnowledge and reasoning signalsContextDocument and retrieval signalsLabsProvider comparisons

Lab profile

Portfolio shape, leaders, and model coverage.

The lab page now starts with the portfolio read, then drills into category leaders, value rankings, and model-level coverage rather than repeating source panels.

Portfolio read

OpenAI has 45 tracked benchmark profiles.

Lab #8

The portfolio combines 45 proprietary models and 0 open-weight models. Its average available Arena rank is 39.4, with a best category rank of #1. Average profile coverage is 30%, so model-level gaps remain visible in the cards below.

Best Arena model

GPT-5.5 Search

Best category rank #1

Highest coverage

GPT-5.5 High

67% matched signals

Fastest response

GPT 4o 2024 08 06

0.54s first token

Access mix

Open versus proprietary

Proprietary

45 / 100%

Open weights

0 / 0%

Value leader

GPT-5.5 Instant

Category leaders

Best model by benchmark lens.

Each card shows the highest-ranked model from this lab in a composite benchmark suite, with the global rank and index left intact.

Value

Quality, price, latency, and speed

GPT-5.5 Instant

#1173

value index

Coding

Code Arena, SWE-bench, and output speed

GPT-5.5 xHigh

#487

coding index

Agents

Search, document, code, and latency

GPT-5.5 Search

#2100

agent proxy

Reasoning

Text, document, vision, and mode signals

GPT-5.5 High

#881

reasoning proxy

Context

Document, search, and text proxy

GPT-5.5 Search

#2100

context proxy

OpenAI value ranking table

Models from this lab with both quality and commercial price matches.

Top 12 of 18

RankModelIndexPriceLatencySpeedQualitySources
#11
GPT-5.5 Instant

gpt-5.5-instant

OpenAIProprietary
73value index
$11.25blended / 1M tokens
Not listedtime to first token
Not listedoutput speed
77quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#19
GPT-5.5 High

gpt-5.5-high

OpenAIProprietary
71value index
$11.25blended / 1M tokens
17.1stime to first token
59 tok/soutput speed
82quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#21
GPT-5.5

gpt-5.5

OpenAIProprietary
70value index
$11.25blended / 1M tokens
0.88stime to first token
49 tok/soutput speed
79quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#22
GPT-5.4 Mini High

gpt-5.4-mini-high

OpenAIProprietary
69value index
$1.69blended / 1M tokens
10.2stime to first token
165 tok/soutput speed
61quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#26
GPT-5 Medium

gpt-5-medium

OpenAIProprietary
67value index
$3.44blended / 1M tokens
47.4stime to first token
86 tok/soutput speed
64quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#30
GPT-5.4 Nano High

gpt-5.4-nano-high

OpenAIProprietary
66value index
$0.463blended / 1M tokens
3.81stime to first token
160 tok/soutput speed
52quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#35
GPT-5.2

gpt-5.2

OpenAIProprietary
63value index
$4.81blended / 1M tokens
Not listedtime to first token
Not listedoutput speed
51quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#36
GPT-5.1 Codex

gpt-5.1-codex

OpenAIProprietary
63value index
$3.44blended / 1M tokens
5.17stime to first token
189 tok/soutput speed
50quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#40
GPT-5.3 Codex

gpt-5.3-codex (codex-harness)

OpenAIProprietary
62value index
$4.81blended / 1M tokens
69.7stime to first token
73 tok/soutput speed
59quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#42
GPT-5.1

gpt-5.1

OpenAIProprietary
62value index
$3.44blended / 1M tokens
0.67stime to first token
107 tok/soutput speed
49quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#44
GPT-5.2 Codex

gpt-5.2-codex

OpenAIProprietary
61value index
$4.81blended / 1M tokens
1.58stime to first token
109 tok/soutput speed
51quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#48
GPT-5 Mini High

gpt-5-mini-high

OpenAIProprietary
60value index
$0.688blended / 1M tokens
17.1stime to first token
89 tok/soutput speed
44quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#11
GPT-5.5 Instant

gpt-5.5-instant

OpenAIProprietary
73value index
Price
$11.25blended / 1M tokens
Latency
Not listedtime to first token
Speed
Not listedoutput speed
Quality
77quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#19
GPT-5.5 High

gpt-5.5-high

OpenAIProprietary
71value index
Price
$11.25blended / 1M tokens
Latency
17.1stime to first token
Speed
59 tok/soutput speed
Quality
82quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#21
GPT-5.5

gpt-5.5

OpenAIProprietary
70value index
Price
$11.25blended / 1M tokens
Latency
0.88stime to first token
Speed
49 tok/soutput speed
Quality
79quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#22
GPT-5.4 Mini High

gpt-5.4-mini-high

OpenAIProprietary
69value index
Price
$1.69blended / 1M tokens
Latency
10.2stime to first token
Speed
165 tok/soutput speed
Quality
61quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#26
GPT-5 Medium

gpt-5-medium

OpenAIProprietary
67value index
Price
$3.44blended / 1M tokens
Latency
47.4stime to first token
Speed
86 tok/soutput speed
Quality
64quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#30
GPT-5.4 Nano High

gpt-5.4-nano-high

OpenAIProprietary
66value index
Price
$0.463blended / 1M tokens
Latency
3.81stime to first token
Speed
160 tok/soutput speed
Quality
52quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#35
GPT-5.2

gpt-5.2

OpenAIProprietary
63value index
Price
$4.81blended / 1M tokens
Latency
Not listedtime to first token
Speed
Not listedoutput speed
Quality
51quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#36
GPT-5.1 Codex

gpt-5.1-codex

OpenAIProprietary
63value index
Price
$3.44blended / 1M tokens
Latency
5.17stime to first token
Speed
189 tok/soutput speed
Quality
50quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#40
GPT-5.3 Codex

gpt-5.3-codex (codex-harness)

OpenAIProprietary
62value index
Price
$4.81blended / 1M tokens
Latency
69.7stime to first token
Speed
73 tok/soutput speed
Quality
59quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#42
GPT-5.1

gpt-5.1

OpenAIProprietary
62value index
Price
$3.44blended / 1M tokens
Latency
0.67stime to first token
Speed
107 tok/soutput speed
Quality
49quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#44
GPT-5.2 Codex

gpt-5.2-codex

OpenAIProprietary
61value index
Price
$4.81blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.58stime to first token
Speed
109 tok/soutput speed
Quality
51quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#48
GPT-5 Mini High

gpt-5-mini-high

OpenAIProprietary
60value index
Price
$0.688blended / 1M tokens
Latency
17.1stime to first token
Speed
89 tok/soutput speed
Quality
44quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis

Model portfolio

OpenAI model coverage map.

Every tracked model keeps its best Arena rank, coverage score, commercial metrics, and suite placement visible in one scannable grid.

GPT-5.5 Search

gpt-5.5-search

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#1

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.5

gpt-5.5

Proprietary

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#7

Vision

Value

#21

value index

Coding

#36

coding index

Latency

0.88s

49 tok/s

$11.25

GPT-5.5 High

gpt-5.5-high

Proprietary

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#8

Text

Value

#19

value index

Coding

#23

coding index

Latency

17.1s

59 tok/s

$11.25

GPT-5.2 Chat Latest 20260210

gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210

Proprietary

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#8

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.4 High

gpt-5.4-high

Proprietary

Coverage

33%

Best Arena

#9

Text

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

#13

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.4 Search

gpt-5.4-search

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#9

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.5 xHigh

gpt-5.5-xhigh (codex-harness)

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#11

Code

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

#4

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.5 Instant

gpt-5.5-instant

Proprietary

Coverage

33%

Best Arena

#13

Vision

Value

#11

value index

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

$11.25

GPT-5.4

gpt-5.4

Proprietary

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#15

Vision

Value

#49

value index

Coding

#50

coding index

Latency

202.6s

80 tok/s

$5.63

O3 Search

o3-search

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#15

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.1 Search

gpt-5.1-search

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#16

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5 Search

gpt-5-search

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#17

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.4 Mini High

gpt-5.4-mini-high

Proprietary

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#20

Vision

Value

#22

value index

Coding

#45

coding index

Latency

10.2s

165 tok/s

$1.69

GPT-5.2 Search

gpt-5.2-search

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#20

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.1 High

gpt-5.1-high

Proprietary

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#22

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.2 Search Non Reasoning

gpt-5.2-search-non-reasoning

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#25

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.4 Medium

gpt-5.4-medium (codex-harness)

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#25

Code

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

#19

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.2 High

gpt-5.2-high

Proprietary

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#28

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Api GPT 4o Search

api-gpt-4o-search

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#28

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

ChatGPT 4o Latest 20250326

chatgpt-4o-latest-20250326

Proprietary

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#30

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.2

gpt-5.2

Proprietary

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#32

Code

Value

#35

value index

Coding

#11

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

$4.81SWE #9

GPT-5.1

gpt-5.1

Proprietary

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#34

Vision

Value

#42

value index

Coding

#62

coding index

Latency

0.67s

107 tok/s

$3.44

GPT-5 Medium

gpt-5-medium

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#36

Code

Value

#26

value index

Coding

#48

coding index

Latency

47.4s

86 tok/s

$3.44

GPT-4.5 Preview 2025 02 27

gpt-4.5-preview-2025-02-27

Proprietary

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#38

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.1 Medium

gpt-5.1-medium

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#39

Code

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

#34

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5 Chat

gpt-5-chat

Proprietary

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#40

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

O3 2025 04 16

o3-2025-04-16

Proprietary

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#44

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.3 Chat Latest

gpt-5.3-chat-latest

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#44

Text

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-4.1 2025 04 14

gpt-4.1-2025-04-14

Proprietary

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#46

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.3 Codex

gpt-5.3-codex (codex-harness)

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#48

Code

Value

#40

value index

Coding

#59

coding index

Latency

69.7s

73 tok/s

$4.81

GPT-5 High

gpt-5-high

Proprietary

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#49

Vision

Value

#52

value index

Coding

#80

coding index

Latency

0.56s

166 tok/s

$3.44

GPT-4.1 Mini 2025 04 14

gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#52

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

O4 Mini 2025 04 16

o4-mini-2025-04-16

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#53

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.4 Nano High

gpt-5.4-nano-high

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#54

Vision

Value

#30

value index

Coding

#82

coding index

Latency

3.81s

160 tok/s

$0.463

O1 2024 12 17

o1-2024-12-17

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#56

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-5.2 Codex

gpt-5.2-codex

Proprietary

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#57

Code

Value

#44

value index

Coding

#31

coding index

Latency

1.58s

109 tok/s

$4.81SWE #7

GPT-5.1 Codex

gpt-5.1-codex

Proprietary

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#60

Code

Value

#36

value index

Coding

#41

coding index

Latency

5.17s

189 tok/s

$3.44SWE #20

GPT-5 Mini High

gpt-5-mini-high

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#63

Vision

Value

#48

value index

Coding

#89

coding index

Latency

17.1s

89 tok/s

$0.688

GPT 4o 2024 05 13

gpt-4o-2024-05-13

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#70

Vision

Value

#70

value index

Coding

#87

coding index

Latency

0.55s

94 tok/s

$7.50

GPT-5.1 Codex Mini

gpt-5.1-codex-mini

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#70

Code

Value

#59

value index

Coding

#75

coding index

Latency

5.02s

211 tok/s

$0.688

GPT-5 Nano High

gpt-5-nano-high

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#79

Vision

Value

#73

value index

Coding

#83

coding index

Latency

92.8s

155 tok/s

$0.138

GPT 4o 2024 08 06

gpt-4o-2024-08-06

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#93

Vision

Value

#78

value index

Coding

#88

coding index

Latency

0.54s

90 tok/s

$4.38

GPT-4 Turbo 2024 04 09

gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#94

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT 4o Mini 2024 07 18

gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#96

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GPT-4.1 Nano 2025 04 14

gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#98

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed