Hands-on: GPT-5.5 Instant is Incredibly Fast with Strong Chat Capabilities
bindureddy · x · 2026-07-05
After trying it out, the author praised the GPT-5.5 Instant version for its extreme speed, calling it a great chat model, and hopes OpenAI will release Instant variants for all GPT-5.6 models. Additionally, an OpenAI model named Luna, aimed at competing with the Sonnet tier, was mentioned as having great potential.
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