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GPT-5.5 Costs Up To 92 Percent More
Actual costs for GPT-5.5 rose 49 to 92 percent over its predecessor, according to OpenRouter usage data. This contradicts OpenAI's claim that shorter responses would offset the doubled list price. Anthropic followed suit with Opus 4.7 price hikes. Developers should expect higher operational overhead as labs prioritize margins ahead of IPOs.