Small Language Models Outperform Frontier AI On Cost, Speed And Accuracy

Bigger has defined AI from day one. New data says task-specific small models beat frontier LLMs on accuracy, cost and speed — and save money.

OpenAI's updated GPT-5.5 Instant is better at shopping, complex constraints, and understanding user intent — and it's already in the API

OpenAI is moving away from models that require heavy hand-holding and toward systems that can better infer the user’s goal, ...