# Is GPT-5.5 Better Than Opus Now? (ft. Our New AI Co-Host) - EP99.38

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Podcast: [This Day in AI Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-ai-podcast)
Published: 2026-05-08T06:49:23+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/120eef4f
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## Resource

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai So Chris, this week we finally give our GPT-5.5 impressions (it's actually great), introduce our new AI co-host Moshi (who immediately embarrasses himself), argue about whether the OpenAI/Jony Ive phone is genius or doomed, witness Grok 4.3's unhinged infinite emoji meltdown, declare Opus 4.7 the first-ever Anthropic regression, get excited about GPT Real-Time Voice 2.0 as the future of agentic workflows, debate whether token prices will ever come down, and play the worst diss track in show history. Watch my spud. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro & Introducing Our New AI Co-Host Moshi 1:39 - Trying to Break Moshi: The Illegal Cigarette Trade Test 2:30 - OpenAI's Jony Ive Phone: Do We Need a Device? 5:07 - Telegram Agents & GPT Real-Time Voice 2.0 Dream 7:38 - The Supervisory Agent: Managing Your Agentic Workflow 9:05 - Wait... Are We Accidentally Validating the OpenAI Phone? 11:37 - GPT-5.5 First Impressions: Actually Really Good 14:36 - 5.5 vs Opus 4.6: Different Strengths 17:00 - Opus 4.7: The First-Ever Anthropic Regression 20:25 - Grok 4.3: Infinite Emojis & Absolute Chaos 21:22 - 🎵 DISS TRACK: "Watch My Spud" 24:24 - Grok Specs & All Models Deprecated in 18 Days 27:04 - Grok Voice in Tesla Is Actually Next Level 31:03 - Token Pricing: The Subscription Problem Nobody Can Solve 39:16 - AI Disruption Cycles & The State of the Industry 44:39 - BONUS TRACK:🎵 "It's Hard Being Me" Thanks for listening, like and sub xoxo

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