# NEW GPT 5.5 Instant Just Dropped

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Podcast: [AI News Today | Julian Goldie Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-news-today-julian-goldie-podcast-7573784)
Published: 2026-06-26T15:02:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julian-goldie9/episodes/NEW-GPT-5-5-Instant-Just-Dropped-e3laerd
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Duration seconds: 432

## Resource

GPT 5.5 Instant: Faster Replies, Better Intent Understanding + How to Use It in Hermes AgentThe script introduces OpenAI’s newly released GPT 5.5 Instant, describing it as faster and better at understanding intent, following complex constraints, and improving shopping and local recommendations. It notes the rollout begins with subscribers today and expands to free users tomorrow, and explains it can be used inside Hermes Agent via OAuth with an existing ChatGPT subscription, including image generation. The presenter shows a side-by-side speed comparison against Groq Build using a “tell me a joke” prompt, with GPT 5.5 Instant responding in about three seconds versus about nine seconds. The video discusses potential use cases for lightweight chat and delegation, mentions speculation that it may be a stopgap due to an expected GPT 5.6 delay, and offers to run benchmarks on Goldie Bench. It ends by promoting the AI Profit Boardroom community and Hermes agent operating system resources. 00:00 GPT 5.5 Instant Launch 00:41 Hermes Setup and Access 01:00 Speed Test Side by Side 02:09 Outputs and Rollout Details 03:29 Why It Matters Use Cases 04:27 Release Timing and Setup Commands 05:05 Benchmarks and Recap 06:08 Agent OS and Community Pitch 07:10 Wrap Up

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