Model comparison

GPT-5.5 Instant vs Wizardlm 70b

GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.5 Instant OpenAI

42.5

Rank #99 Confirmed

Wizardlm 70b Microsoft

32.4

Rank #245 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 6 categories and Wizardlm 70b in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.5 Instant leads 62.0 to 34.9.
  • Wizardlm 70b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.5 Instant and Wizardlm 70b specifications
GPT-5.5 InstantWizardlm 70b
ProviderOpenAIMicrosoft
Noometry Index42.532.4
Released2026-05-05—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked2712

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.7 (#73), Wizardlm 70b: 30.9 (#280)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantWizardlm 70b
LMArena Coding14331081
SciCode48.6%—

Reasoning GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.2 (#149), Wizardlm 70b: 19.8 (#231)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantWizardlm 70b
LMArena Hard Prompts14261079
CritPt0%—
Chess Puzzles12%—
Epoch Capabilities Index142.48—

Math Wizardlm 70b leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.1 (#241), Wizardlm 70b: 29.7 (#216)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantWizardlm 70b
LMArena Math14201116
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)26.3%—
FrontierMath Tier 42.4%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202568.1%—

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#68), Wizardlm 70b: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantWizardlm 70b
GPQA Diamond82.5%—
LMArena Expert1409—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.5 Instant: 39.3 (#48), Wizardlm 70b: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantWizardlm 70b
LMArena Vision1250—
LMArena Document1403—

Multilingual GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 53.0 (#76), Wizardlm 70b: 29.8 (#260)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantWizardlm 70b
LMArena Non-English14171078
LMArena Chinese14571052
LMArena German14101083
LMArena Russian14301155
LMArena French1428—
LMArena Japanese1408—
LMArena Korean1393—
LMArena Spanish1430—

Instruction Following GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.4 (#94), Wizardlm 70b: 56.5 (#268)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantWizardlm 70b
LMArena Instruction Following14071093

Long Context GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#92), Wizardlm 70b: 33.3 (#258)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantWizardlm 70b
LMArena Longer Query14221097

Writing & Preference GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 62.0 (#81), Wizardlm 70b: 34.9 (#264)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantWizardlm 70b
LMArena Text14191120
LMArena Creative Writing14201149
LMArena Multi-Turn14341108

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Wizardlm 70b?

GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Wizardlm 70b better for coding?

GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.7 versus 30.9 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Wizardlm 70b share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 70b has 12.

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