The first ProgramBench task was just solved by GPT 5.5 high/xhigh. Interestingly, high/xhigh picked two different…

The first ProgramBench task was just solved by GPT 5.5 high/xhigh. Interestingly, high/xhigh picked two different languages for the task (C vs Python). GPT 5.5 xhigh was significantly better than Opus 4.7 xhigh in all metrics.
Ranked #54 on backlist 2026-05-12 (12 May 2026 UTC) · by (Kilian Lieret) ·

How it ranks: Backlist reads my Twitter/X timeline, scores every tweet for substance with an LLM rubric (not engagement), and publishes the daily top picks with a one-line takeaway. Curated by Surya Dantuluri.