ChatGPT 5.5 scored 87 where the next best model scored 67

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• GPT-5.5 performance review with routing guidance: excels at multi-step knowledge work synthesis; Claude remains superior for long-context reasoning and instruction-following precision.
• The “score 87 vs 67” framing drives the headline but the useful content is the task-routing heuristics — when to use which model for which class of work.
• Practical routing logic is rare in coverage that tends toward binary “which model wins?” framing.