Model comparison
GPT-5.5 Instant vs Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 6 categories and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.5 Instant leads 61.8 to 31.6.
- Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 42.7 | 31.8 |
| Released | 2026-05-05 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 27 | 9 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 44.3 (#74), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 29.9 (#300)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1433 | 1025 |
| SciCode | 48.6% | — |
Reasoning GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.9 (#155), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 20.0 (#246)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1047 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.52 | — |
Math Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.5 (#259), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.3 (#226)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1072 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 2.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 68.1% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#74), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 82.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1409 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Instant: 40.0 (#52), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1250 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1403 | — |
Multilingual GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 52.8 (#80), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 28.8 (#270)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1063 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1456 | — |
| LMArena French | 1428 | — |
| LMArena German | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1429 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.2 (#100), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 54.2 (#279)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1406 | 1060 |
Long Context GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#96), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 30.4 (#288)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 998 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 61.8 (#85), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.6 (#283)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1098 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1419 | 1091 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1433 | 1058 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat?
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat better for coding?
GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.3 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has 9.