# GPT-5.2 Instant vs GPT-5.5 Pro

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.2 Instant and GPT-5.5 Pro across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-2-instant-vs-gpt-5-5-pro
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for GPT-5.2 Instant and GPT-5.5 Pro.

## Summary

- GPT-5.2 Instant and GPT-5.5 Pro do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.2 Instant | GPT-5.5 Pro |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 58.4 | 63.07 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 0 | 6 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.50 / $6.00 | $30.00 / $180.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 Instant public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: 60.6 (Estimated · #24/151)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Instant | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 90.1% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 Instant public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: 61.1 (Estimated · #36/181)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Instant | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE | Coming soon | 57.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 43.1% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 Instant public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.5 Pro public-lane score: 70.2 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Instant | GPT-5.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | Coming soon | 52.4% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 51.000% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 39.600% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Can I compare GPT-5.2 Instant and GPT-5.5 Pro on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-5.2 Instant vs GPT-5.2 Pro](/compare/gpt-5-2-instant-vs-gpt-5-2-pro)
- [GPT-5.5 Pro vs GPT-5.2 Pro](/compare/gpt-5-2-pro-vs-gpt-5-5-pro)
- [GPT-5.2 Instant vs GPT-5.2](/compare/gpt-5-2-vs-gpt-5-2-instant)
- [GPT-5.5 Pro vs GPT-5.2](/compare/gpt-5-2-vs-gpt-5-5-pro)

## Explore More

- [GPT-5.2 Instant profile](/models/gpt-5-2-instant)
- [GPT-5.5 Pro profile](/models/gpt-5-5-pro)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)