GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026) vs Beam 1.0
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026) by OpenAI or Beam 1.0 by Reflection? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Beam 1.0
Beam 1.0 vs GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026): 16.5% more intelligence, 73.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 55.7% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026) | Beam 1.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 26.0 | 30.3 | +16.5% Beam 1.0 is 16.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,184.34 | $318.73 | −73.1% Beam 1.0 is 73.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 17.49s | 7.75s | −55.7% Beam 1.0 is 55.7% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $5.00 / $30.0 | $0.40 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Beam 1.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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