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This page keeps its stated price basis and workload controls. MODEL PROOF # GPT-5.6 Terra OpenAI · 09 Jul 2026 · proprietary Balanced Summarise Chat Code gen Agentic TRADE-OFF ## A stored alternative has an equal-or-higher score and an equal-or-lower price, with capability losses. **$4.50** / 1M tokens Balanced · 3 tokens in per 1 out Base context tier shown; inspect the complete context ladder below. [Gemini 3.8 Flash](/models/google__gemini-3.8-flash/) · Δ score 50.7 points · 33% lower measured price - 1.1M → 1M context - 128K → 66K max output Evidence as of 06 Oct 2026 [openrouter/models](https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models) [Vendor cross-check](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) [LMArena · cc-by-4.0](https://huggingface.co/datasets/lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset) Independent LMArena score 1,446.3 ± 4.38 · 37,663 votes Context window 1.05M Maximum output 128K Input modalities file, image, text Output modalities text Published input price $2.00 / 1M tokens Published output price $12.00 / 1M tokens Pricing kind fixed Context tiers Tiered by context Inspect [complete billing conditions](#billing-details) and endpoint terms below. Price from OpenAI: the cheapest offer that is serving, at standard delivery and at the maker’s precision or better, at its standard rate. Cheaper right now: $2.25/M at OpenAI — delivery tier (flex) It does not pass the like-for-like test, so it never sets a rank. Every price dimension · USD per million tokens | Input | $2.00 /M | | --- | --- | | Output | $12.00 /M | | Cached input | $0.200 /M | | Cache write | $2.50 /M | | Cache write 1h | Unknown /M | | Reasoning | Unknown /M | | Web search | $0.01 /call | | Batch discount | 50% | **The headline rate does not apply to a long-context workload.** Complete context ladder · 1 tier | More than 272,000 tokens | $4.00 /M in (2×) $18.00 /M out $0.400 /M cached input $5.00 /M cache write | | --- | --- | ### Who sells it The same weights, different shops. Cheapest is not like-for-like when serving precision differs. 7 provider offers · rates, limits and conditions Rates are USD per million tokens. Endpoint terms can differ even when the quoted price and precision match. A listed parameter is a provider declaration, not a task-success test. | Seller | Input | Output | Precision | Uptime (1d) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Seller OpenAI openai/flex Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.100 Context limit 1,050,000 tokens Output limit 128,000 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes 100.00% | Input $1.00 | Output $6.00 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) 99.98% | | Seller Azure azure Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.200 Context limit 1,050,000 tokens Output limit 128,000 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes 99.98% | Input $2.00 | Output $12.00 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) 99.90% | | Seller OpenAI openai Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.200 Context limit 1,050,000 tokens Output limit 128,000 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes 99.99% | Input $2.00 | Output $12.00 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) 99.99% | | Seller Azure azure/us Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.220 Context limit 1,050,000 tokens Output limit 128,000 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes Unknown | Input $2.20 | Output $13.20 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) 100.00% | | Seller Amazon Bedrock amazon-bedrock/us-east-1 Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.220 Context limit 1,050,000 tokens Output limit 128,000 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes Unknown | Input $2.20 | Output $13.20 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) 11.47% | | Seller Azure azure/eu Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.220 Context limit 1,050,000 tokens Output limit 128,000 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes Unknown | Input $2.20 | Output $13.20 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) 99.97% | | Seller OpenAI openai/fast Endpoint terms Cached input /M $0.400 Context limit 1,050,000 tokens Output limit 128,000 tokens Tools Listed by endpoint Reasoning Listed by endpoint Promotional discount None reported Uptime · last 30 minutes Unknown | Input $4.00 | Output $24.00 | Precision undeclared | Uptime (1d) 100.00% | ### Independent scores | LMArena Elo | 1446.3 xhigh | | --- | --- | LMArena Elo under CC BY 4.0. Absence of another board is not a score of zero. ### Capability | Context window | 1M | | --- | --- | | Max output | 128K | | Input modes | file, image, text | | Tool use | yes | | Reasoning | optional | | Knowledge cutoff | 2026-02-16 | | Open weights | no | ### Provenance | Price source | [openrouter.ai](https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models) | | --- | --- | | Fetched | 2026-10-06 | | Quality data | verified | | Cross-checked | [vendor page](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) | ## Our take editorial — not a measurement Compare Terra and Sol at the same reasoning effort and on the benchmark task relevant to your workload. A general-board result cannot substitute for document performance, and overlapping intervals do not establish a reliable ordering. Use the current proof and benchmark evidence for that comparison. The accepted price table includes a context tier; batch and other delivery modes need their own terms. Missing latency data is not evidence of speed. ### Strengths - Tools, structured outputs and selectable reasoning effort are listed - The price table separates input, output, cache and context-tier rates ### Weaknesses - Prompt length can change the selected rate - General and document measurements are different evidence - Regional or special delivery modes must be checked against their own offer conditions ### Reach for it when - Document and general-task evaluations within an OpenAI stack - Workloads with measured prompt size and cache reuse ### Avoid it if - You need open weights - The choice depends on an unverified latency or task-performance advantage Sources: [developers.openai.com](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) GPT-5.6 Terra is a balanced model in OpenAI's GPT-5.6 series, positioned between the flagship Sol tier and the cost-efficient Luna tier. It is suited for everyday coding, reasoning, and agentic... ## Questions this page answers What does GPT-5.6 Terra cost? $2.00/M in, $12.00/M out in this catalogue, as of the fetch date on this page. That is the API row, not a subscription. Does GPT-5.6 Terra have an independent quality score? GPT-5.6 Terra has an LMArena score in this catalogue. What beats GPT-5.6 Terra? Gemini 3.8 Flash has an equal-or-higher measured score and an equal-or-lower price, with capability trade-offs. Does this page use Artificial Analysis scores for GPT-5.6 Terra? No. Artificial Analysis figures are not published here. Quality on this page is LMArena Elo where a score exists; otherwise the row is unrated. MODEL MONUMENT ## Save or share this proof Download proof card · 1200 × 630 Preview and more sharing options OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra. Balanced workload. Alternative has a trade-off. Evidence as of 06 Oct 2026. Copy model link Download square card · 1080 × 1080 Copy landscape image Share landscape card ## Related - Higher score and cheaper, with a named trade [Gemini 3.8 Flash](/models/google__gemini-3.8-flash/) - Side by side [GPT-5.6 Luna](/compare/openai__gpt-5.6-luna--vs--openai__gpt-5.6-terra/) - Nearby on the capability axis [GLM 5](/models/z-ai__glm-5/) - Same vendor [GPT-6 Astra](/models/openai__gpt-6-astra/) - OpenAI models [OpenAI](/providers/openai/) - Where this model appears [disagreement](/disagreement/) - Side by side [GPT-5.6 Sol](/compare/openai__gpt-5.6-sol--vs--openai__gpt-5.6-terra/) - Nearby on the capability axis [GPT-6.1 Sol](/models/openai__gpt-6.1-sol/) - Same vendor [GPT-5.4](/models/openai__gpt-5.4/) - Where this model appears [cliffs](/cliffs/) - Nearby on the capability axis [Qwen3.6 Max Preview](/models/qwen__qwen3.6-max-preview/) - Same vendor [GPT-5.6 Sol](/models/openai__gpt-5.6-sol/) ## Badge The verdict as one SVG, for a README or a docs page. 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