OpenAI model product
1 Instant is the next iteration of GPT-5, designed to be more conversational than earlier chat models.
Updated Aug 12, 2026. Default version: GPT-5.1 Instant
Technical details for the model's default version.
This profile uses the model's current scored version. Arena ratings and prices are shown separately.
Benchmark scores for GPT-5.1 Instant.
| MMMU | 85.4% | 03 | 63 | 96.8% | C | |
| BrowseComp Long Context 128k | 90.0% | 04 | 5 | 25.0% | C | |
| Tau2 Airline | 67.0% | 05 | 23 | 81.8% | C | |
| FrontierMath | 26.7% | 09 | 17 | 50.0% | C | |
| Tau2 Retail | 77.9% | 11 | 26 | 60.0% | C | |
| Tau2 Telecom | 95.6% | 11 | 35 | 70.6% | C | |
| AIME 2025 | 94.0% | 26 | 114 | 77.9% | C | |
| SWE-Bench Verified | 76.3% | 31 | 105 | 71.2% | C | |
| GPQA | 88.1% | 34 | 234 | 85.8% | C |
Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.
The default version does not have a matching Arena result yet.
Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for GPT-5.1 Instant. Runtime does not affect the capability score.
| OpenAI | 212.195 tok/s | 2.408 s | 400K | 128K |
Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.
Official vendor API pricing appears first, followed by individual provider offers.
| Poe | openai/gpt-5.1-instant | global | $1.1 | $9 | 128K |
Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.
Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.
| GPT-5.1 Instant | 61.3 | N/A | 400K | 128K | No | Proprietary |
Key information about GPT-5.1-Instant and its available data.
1 Instant is the next iteration of GPT-5, designed to be more conversational than earlier chat models. It features improved instruction following and an adaptive reasoning capability that lets it decide when to think before responding.
1 Instant offers clearer and more engaging interactions, reducing jargon and enhancing user comprehension. It demonstrates significant improvements in coding tasks, making it a valuable tool for developers.
1 Auto routes each query to the model best suited for it, so users typically don't need to choose a model manually.
Data as of 2026-08-11.
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Common questions about GPT-5.1-Instant.
GPT-5.1-Instant's default version was released on Nov 12, 2025.
No official standard PAYG price is currently available for GPT-5.1-Instant. The lowest tracked third-party offer starts at $1.1 input and $9 output via Poe.
GPT-5.1-Instant was created by OpenAI.
The default version has a 400K token context window.
No. The default version is not marked as having publicly available weights.
1 provider offerings are linked to the default version.
Nearby ranked alternatives include Nemotron 3 Ultra, GPT-5.1, MiMo.