GPT-5.1
vgpt-5.1-2025-11-13OpenAI
SUPERSEDED by GPT-5.2/5.4/5.5 and the GPT-5.6 family (released 2026-07-09); retired from ChatGPT 2026-03-11. gpt-5.1-chat-latest, gpt-5.1-codex, gpt-5.1-codex-max, and gpt-5.1-codex-mini shut down in the API 2026-07-23 (migrate to gpt-5.5 / gpt-5.4-mini); the base gpt-5.1 snapshot remains served with no announced shutdown. Released Nov 2025 with adaptive reasoning (2-3x faster on simple tasks), 76.3% SWE-bench, developer tools (apply_patch, shell), warmer tone.
Trust Vector Analysis
Dimension Breakdown
🚀Performance & Reliability+
76.3% SWE-bench (best). Adaptive reasoning: 2-3x faster on simple tasks. New developer tools (apply_patch, shell). Warmer conversational tone.
Standard coding benchmarks
Graduate and PhD-level reasoning benchmarks
Crowdsourced blind comparisons
Internal testing across temperature settings
Platform-wide performance metrics
95th percentile response time
Official specification
Historical uptime data
🛡️Security+
Strong security with improved jailbreak resistance. Multi-layered safety systems provide robust output filtering.
Testing against OWASP LLM01 attacks
Adversarial prompt testing
Policy review and data handling practices
Safety testing across harmful content categories
Review of API security features
🔒Privacy & Compliance+
Good privacy posture with strong enterprise controls. 30-day default retention (vs Anthropic's 0-day). Not HIPAA eligible.
Review of enterprise documentation
Policy review
Terms of service review
Review of data protection capabilities
Verification of certifications
Enterprise feature review
👁️Trust & Transparency+
Excellent transparency with unified thinking feature and comprehensive system card. Industry-leading hallucination prevention.
Evaluation of reasoning transparency
Factual accuracy testing
Bias benchmarks and demographic testing
Qualitative confidence expression
Documentation completeness review
Public disclosure review
Safety mechanism analysis
⚙️Operational Excellence+
Industry-leading operational maturity with the most mature ecosystem. Excellent APIs, SDKs, and tooling.
API design and feature review
SDK quality and maintenance review
Versioning policy review
Observability tools review
Support and documentation assessment
Ecosystem breadth and depth analysis
License terms review
- +Best coding: 76.3% SWE-bench (beats GPT-5's 72.8%)
- +Adaptive reasoning: 2-3x faster than GPT-5 on simple tasks
- +New developer tools: apply_patch (reliable code edits), shell commands
- +Warmer, more conversational tone improves user experience
- +Maintains GPT-5's ecosystem while improving speed and efficiency
- +Latest model (Nov 2025) with cutting-edge capabilities
- !Not HIPAA eligible (unlike Claude models)
- !30-day data retention vs Anthropic's 0-day default
- !Premium pricing comparable to Claude
- !Slightly behind Claude on specialized coding benchmarks
- !SUPERSEDED by GPT-5.4/5.5/5.6; retired from ChatGPT 2026-03-11; gpt-5.1-chat-latest and all gpt-5.1-codex variants API shutdown 2026-07-23
Use Case Ratings
code generation
Excellent for general coding. Strong across multiple languages but slightly behind Claude Sonnet 4.5 for complex software engineering.
customer support
Top-tier for customer support with natural conversation and low latency. Unified thinking improves response quality.
content creation
Excellent for all content types. Natural, engaging writing style with good creativity.
data analysis
Strong analytical capabilities. Good for data interpretation and visualization recommendations.
research assistant
Excellent for research with unified thinking enabling deep analysis. Strong summarization.
legal compliance
Good capabilities but not HIPAA eligible. 30-day retention may be concern for regulated industries.
healthcare
Not HIPAA eligible. Good clinical understanding but privacy controls less stringent than Claude.
financial analysis
Strong quantitative reasoning and financial modeling capabilities. Good for market analysis.
education
Excellent for education with patient explanations and Socratic teaching approach.
creative writing
Very strong for creative tasks with good narrative flow and character development.