OpenAI
OpenAI ranks #4 of 91 providers on BenchLeader by its best model, with 44 ranked models, 8 of them in the overall top 20. Its best model is GPT-6 Astra at 70.4 on the BenchLeader Index, strongest in composite. Prices run from $0.093 to $67.50 per million tokens blended; gpt-oss-20b is the cheapest ranked option. The fastest is GPT-5.4 Mini at 241 tokens per second. 3 of its 109 models ship open weights. It has shipped 29 dated releases, roughly one every 22 days; the last was 29 Sept 2026, so the next would be due between 12 Oct 2026 and 29 Oct 2026 on that pattern.
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- Provider rank
- #4
- by best model
- Best index
- 70.4
- GPT-6 Astra (max)
- Ranked models
- 44
- 3 open weights
- Cheapest ranked
- $0.093/M
- gpt-oss-20b
Release timeline
Each model’s best configuration by release date. The top eight are labelled; hover any point for its name.
- OpenAI44
Next release
Over the last two years OpenAI shipped 29 distinct models, one every 22 days on median. The latest arrived on 29 Sept 2026.
If the cadence holds, the next one lands between 12 Oct 2026 and 29 Oct 2026.
An estimate from past release dates only. It knows nothing about roadmaps or announcements.
Fastest ranked model: GPT-5.4 Mini at 241 tok/s.
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GPT-6 Astra vs Claude Opus 5.5GPT-6 Astra vs Gemini 4 ArgonGPT-6 Astra vs Muse Wonder FullGPT-6 Astra vs Claude Fable 5.1GPT-6 Astra vs GPT-6.1 SolGPT-6.1 Sol vs Claude Opus 5.5GPT-6.1 Sol vs Gemini 4 ArgonGPT-6.1 Sol vs Muse Wonder FullGPT-6.1 Sol vs Claude Fable 5.1GPT-5.6 Sol vs Claude Opus 5.5GPT-5.6 Sol vs Gemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.6 Sol vs Muse Wonder FullGPT-5.6 Sol vs Claude Fable 5.1GPT-5.6 Sol vs GPT-6 Astra
Models
Every OpenAI model with a result, one row per model; switch to all configurations to see each reasoning effort.
109 of 109
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| 1 | GPT-6 Astramax | 70.4±4 | $20.00 | 58 | 247 s | 1.1M | 2026-09-02 | 2026-10-22 |
| 2 | GPT-6.1 Solmax | 69.9±3 | $4.00 | 55 | 236 s | 1.1M | 2026-09-29 | 2026-10-22 |
| 3 | GPT-5.6 Solmax | 68.0±4 | $8.00 | 86 | 69 s | 1.1M | 2026-07-09 | 2026-10-20 |
| 4 | GPT-6 Solmax | 66.4±4 | $4.00 | 103 | 74 s | 1.1M | 2026-09-22 | 2026-10-22 |
| 5 | GPT-5.5xhigh | 66.1±4 | $11.25 | 86 | 42 s | 1.1M | 2026-04-23 | 2026-10-22 |
| 6 | GPT-5.5 Proxhigh | 65.3±8 | $67.50 | 27 | 11 s | 1.1M | 2026-04-23 | 2026-04-23 · stale |
| 7 | GPT-5.4xhigh | 64.7±3 | $5.63 | 96 | 110 s | 1.1M | 2026-03-05 | 2026-10-13 |
| 8 | GPT-5.6 Terramax | 64.4±5 | $4.50 | 126 | 92 s | 1.1M | 2026-07-09 | 2026-10-20 |
| 9 | GPT-5.3-Codexxhigh | 63.8±5 | $4.81 | 84 | 61 s | 400k | 2026-02-05 | 2026-10-20 |
| 10 | GPT-5.4 Pro | 63.3±3 | $67.50 | 7 | 6.07 s | 1.1M | 2026-03-04 | 2026-10-07 |
| 11 | GPT-5.2xhigh | 60.7±4 | $4.81 | 75 | 81 s | 400k | 2025-12-11 | 2026-10-13 |
| 12 | GPT-6 Lunamax | 60.0±3 | $0.200 | 136 | 65 s | 1.1M | 2026-09-22 | 2026-10-22 |
| 13 | GPT-5.6 Lunamax | 59.9±4 | $0.450 | 129 | 62 s | 1.1M | 2026-07-09 | 2026-10-20 |
| 14 | GPT-5 Pro | 59.8±6 | $41.25 | – | – | 400k | 2025-08-07 | 2025-11-13 · stale |
| 15 | o3 | 59.5±4 | $3.50 | 132 | 8.01 s | 200k | 2025-04-16 | 2026-10-22 |
| 16 | GPT-5.2-Codexxhigh | 59.4±5 | $4.81 | 81 | 145 s | 400k | 2025-12-18 | 2025-12-11 · stale |
| 17 | GPT-5.5 Instant | 58.0±5 | $11.25 | 156 | 14 s | 400k | 2026-05-05 | 2026-10-22 |
| 18 | GPT-5high | 57.9±3 | $3.44 | 91 | 70 s | 400k | 2025-08-07 | 2026-10-22 |
| 19 | GPT-5.1high | 57.7±4 | $3.44 | 111 | 32 s | 400k | 2025-11-12 | 2026-10-22 |
| 20 | GPT-5-Codexhigh | 57.5±4 | $3.44 | 166 | 10 s | 400k | 2025-09-15 | 2026-09-01 |
| 21 | o4-mini | 56.9±6 | $1.93 | – | – | 200k | 2025-04-16 | 2026-10-22 |
| 22 | GPT-5 mini | 56.5±8 | $0.688 | 86 | 3.16 s | 400k | 2025-08-07 | 2026-02-17 · stale |
| 23 | GPT-5.4 Minixhigh | 56.3±5 | $1.69 | 241 | 113 s | 400k | 2026-03-17 | 2026-09-01 |
| 24 | GPT-5.1-Codexhigh | 56.3±4 | $3.44 | 127 | 7.79 s | 400k | 2025-11-12 | 2025-11-13 · stale |
| 25 | GPT-5 nano | 55.9±10 | $0.138 | 82 | 1.36 s | 400k | 2025-08-07 | 2025-11-24 · stale |
| 26 | GPT-5.4 Nanoxhigh | 54.2±6 | $0.463 | 164 | 46 s | 400k | 2026-03-17 | 2026-03-17 · stale |
| 27 | GPT-5.1-Codex-Minihigh | 53.7±6 | $0.688 | 170 | 7.65 s | 400k | 2025-11-12 | 2025-11-13 · stale |
| 28 | o3-prohigh | 53.7±8 | $35.00 | – | – | 200k | 2025-06-10 | 2026-10-07 |
| 29 | o1 | 53.1±4 | $26.25 | – | – | 200k | 2024-12-17 | 2026-10-22 |
| 30 | o3-mini | 49.9±5 | $1.93 | 190 | 7.20 s | 200k | 2025-01-31 | 2026-10-22 |
| 31 | GPT-4.5 | 49.7±5 | – | – | – | 128k | 2025-02-27 | 2026-10-22 |
| 32 | gpt-oss-120bhighopen ↗ | 48.5±6 | $0.262 | 208 | 10 s | 131k | 2025-08-05 | 2025-08-05 · stale |
| 33 | GPT-4.1 | 48.3±4 | $3.50 | 164 | 0.89 s | 1.0M | 2025-04-14 | 2026-10-22 |
| 34 | GPT-4.1 minihigh | 46.3±3 | $0.700 | 159 | 0.85 s | 1.0M | 2025-04-14 | 2026-10-13 |
| 35 | o1-mini | 46.1±6 | – | – | – | 128k | 2024-09-12 | 2026-10-22 |
| 36 | gpt-oss-20bhighopen ↗ | 44.3±5 | $0.093 | 159 | 13 s | 131k | 2025-08-05 | 2025-08-05 · stale |
| 37 | GPT-4o | 43.9±5 | $4.38 | 164 | 1.08 s | 128k | 2024-05-13 | 2026-10-22 |
| 38 | GPT-4superseded ↗ | 42.4±5 | $37.50 | 92 | 0.80 s | 8k | 2023-03-14 | 2026-10-22 |
| 39 | GPT-4 Turbo | 40.9±5 | $15.00 | 33 | 3.00 s | 128k | 2024-04-09 | 2026-10-22 |
| 40 | GPT 4 0613 | 39.7±6 | $37.50 | – | – | 8k | 2023-06-13 | 2026-10-22 |
| 41 | GPT 3.5 Turbo 1106 | 38.7±4 | $1.25 | – | – | 16k | 2023-11-06 | 2026-10-22 |
| 42 | GPT-4.1 nano | 38.0±4 | $0.175 | 223 | 0.67 s | 1.0M | 2025-04-14 | 2026-10-22 |
| 43 | GPT-4o mini | 35.8±4 | $0.262 | 107 | 1.09 s | 128k | 2024-07-18 | 2026-10-22 |
| 44 | GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125 | 35.1±4 | $0.750 | – | – | 16k | 2024-01-25 | 2026-10-22 |
| 45 | GPT 5.1 Instant | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-10-07 |
| 46 | GPT-5.3 Chat | – | $4.81 | – | – | 128k | 2026-03-03 | 2026-10-22 |
| 47 | GPT-5.1-Codex-Maxmax | – | $3.44 | 52 | 4.40 s | 400k | 2025-11-19 | 2026-09-01 |
| 48 | GPT-5.2 Proxhigh | – | $57.75 | – | – | 400k | 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-11 · stale |
| 49 | GPT-5.5 Pre Releasexhigh | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-04-23 | 2026-04-23 · stale |
| 50 | GPT-5.6 Sol Promax | – | $8.00 | 102 | 8.41 s | 1.1M | 2026-07-09 | 2026-07-09 |
| 51 | Gpt4all 13B Snoozy | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-10-22 |
| 52 | o1-pro | – | $262.50 | – | – | 200k | 2025-03-19 | 2025-03-19 · stale |
| 53 | Codex Mini | – | $2.63 | – | – | 200k | 2025-05-23 | 2025-05-23 · stale |
| 54 | GPT 4 0125 | – | – | – | – | – | 2024-01-25 | 2024-01-25 · stale |
| 55 | GPT-3.5 Turbohighsuperseded ↗ | – | $0.750 | – | – | 16k | 2023-09-18 | 2026-10-13 |
| 56 | GPT-4 1106 | – | $15.00 | – | – | 128k | 2023-11-06 | 2023-11-06 · stale |
| 57 | GPT-5.5 Pro Pre Releasexhigh | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-04-23 | 2026-04-23 · stale |
| 58 | Chatgpt 4o 01.29 2025 | – | – | – | – | – | 2025-01-29 | 2025-01-29 · stale |
| 59 | GPT 5 Agenthigh | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | GPT 5.5 Codex | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-09-28 |
| 61 | GPT 5.5 Factory | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-09-28 |
| 62 | GPT-5.6 | – | $8.00 | – | – | 1.1M | 2026-07-09 | 2026-07-15 |
| 63 | GPT-6 Astra Promax | – | $20.00 | 34 | 9.88 s | 1.1M | 2026-09-03 | 2026-09-03 |
| 64 | code-davinci-002 | – | – | – | – | – | 2022-03-15 | – |
| 65 | Davinci 002 | – | – | – | – | – | 2020-05-28 | – |
| 66 | davinci-003 | – | – | – | – | – | 2022-11-28 | – |
| 67 | Daybreak Bluemax | – | $8.00 | – | – | 1.1M | 2026-08-07 | – |
| 68 | Daybreak Red | – | $28.13 | – | – | 400k | 2026-08-07 | – |
| 69 | GPT 4o Audio | – | $4.38 | – | – | 128k | – | – |
| 70 | GPT 4o Mini Audio | – | $0.262 | – | – | 128k | – | – |
| 71 | GPT 4o Mini Transcribe Streaming Response | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 72 | GPT 4o Search | – | $4.38 | – | – | 128k | – | – |
| 73 | GPT 4o Transcribe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 74 | GPT 5 Search | – | $3.44 | – | – | 272k | – | – |
| 75 | GPT 5.1 Search | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 76 | GPT 5.2 Searchno reasoning | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 77 | GPT 5.4 Search | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 78 | GPT 5.5 Search | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 79 | GPT 5.6 Sol Examax | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 80 | GPT Live Transcribe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 81 | GPT Realtime | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 82 | GPT Realtime 1.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 83 | GPT Realtime 2xhigh | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 84 | GPT Realtime Mini | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 85 | GPT-3.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 86 | GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) | – | $1.25 | 74 | 0.94 s | 4k | 2023-06-13 | – |
| 87 | GPT-4V | – | – | – | – | – | 2023-11-06 | – |
| 88 | GPT-5.3 Codex Spark | – | $4.81 | – | – | 128k | 2026-02-05 | – |
| 89 | GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | – | $0.450 | 118 | 7.23 s | 1.1M | – | – |
| 90 | NewGPT-5.6 Sol Keenablemax | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 91 | GPT-5.6 Terra Pro | – | $4.50 | 96 | 3.81 s | 1.1M | – | – |
| 92 | GPT-6 Luna Pro | – | $0.200 | 103 | 13 s | 1.1M | 2026-09-22 | – |
| 93 | GPT-6 Sol (Daybreak Blue, max)max | – | $4.00 | – | – | 1.1M | 2026-09-22 | – |
| 94 | GPT-6 Sol Pro | – | $4.00 | 84 | 11 s | 1.1M | 2026-09-22 | – |
| 95 | GPT-6.1 Sol Pro | – | $4.00 | 45 | 13 s | 1.1M | – | – |
| 96 | gpt-oss-safeguard-20bopen ↗ | – | $0.131 | 575 | 0.15 s | 131k | – | – |
| 97 | Gpt2 Xl | – | – | – | – | – | 2019-11-05 | – |
| 98 | InstructGPT 1.3B | – | – | – | – | – | 2022-01-27 | – |
| 99 | InstructGPT 175B | – | – | – | – | – | 2022-01-27 | – |
| 100 | InstructGPT 350M | – | – | – | – | – | 2022-01-27 | – |
Latest news
- OpenAI to Train AI Models Without Internet After Cyber IncidentsBloomberg.com · 23 Oct 2026
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- OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”TechCrunch · 23 Oct 2026
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- The Myth of Safe AIThe Atlantic · 22 Oct 2026
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