Model comparison
GPT-5.5 Instant vs Palm 2
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 6 categories and Palm 2 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 25.6.
Side by side
| GPT-5.5 Instant | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | |
| Noometry Index | 42.7 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2026-05-05 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 27 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 44.3 (#74), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1433 | 994 |
| SciCode | 48.6% | — |
Reasoning GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.9 (#155), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1005 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.52 | — |
Math Palm 2 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.5 (#259), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1049 |
| 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), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 82.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1409 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Instant: 40.0 (#52), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1250 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1403 | — |
Multilingual GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 52.8 (#80), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1456 | 887 |
| 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), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1406 | 1010 |
Long Context GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#96), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 61.8 (#85), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1419 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1433 | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Palm 2?
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Palm 2 better for coding?
GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.3 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.