Atria Dawn Preview vs GPT-5.5 Pro
Atria Dawn Preview and GPT-5.5 Pro are closely matched at 51.9 and 44.8 on the LLM Stats Score.
Shanghai AI Laboratory · OpenAI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Atria Dawn Preview and GPT-5.5 Pro are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 51.9 and 44.8.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Atria Dawn Preview wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Atria Dawn Preview
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
Choose GPT-5.5 Pro
- you want predictable pricing at $30.00/M input and $180.00/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
12 reported for Atria Dawn Preview · 5 for GPT-5.5 Pro
Atria Dawn Preview outperforms in 1 benchmarks (BrowseComp), while GPT-5.5 Pro is better at 0 benchmarks.
Atria Dawn Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only GPT-5.5 Pro specifies input context (1,050,000 tokens). Only GPT-5.5 Pro specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
GPT-5.5 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Atria Dawn Preview does not.
GPT-5.5 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Atria Dawn Preview
GPT-5.5 Pro
License
Usage and distribution terms
Atria Dawn Preview is licensed under MIT, while GPT-5.5 Pro uses a proprietary license.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Atria Dawn Preview was released on 2026-09-11, while GPT-5.5 Pro was released on 2026-04-23.
Atria Dawn Preview is 5 months newer than GPT-5.5 Pro.
Sep 11, 2026
1 weeks ago
4mo newerApr 23, 2026
5 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-5.5 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-12-01, while Atria Dawn Preview's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-5.5 Pro's training data extends to 2025-12-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Atria Dawn Preview's cutoff date.
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Dec 2025
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Atria Dawn Preview and GPT-5.5 Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Atria Dawn Preview vs GPT-5.5 Pro.