Arctic Instruct vs GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026)

Arctic Instruct vs GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

SnowflakeArctic InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.40
Total cost
-
OpenAIGPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026)Off the frontier
Intelligence
26.00
Total cost
$1184
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricArctic InstructGPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)5.426.0+381.5% GPT-5.5 Instant (June… is 4.8× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,184.34— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported17.31s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$5.00 / $30.0
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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