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GPT-5.6 Terra is a specific OpenAI AI model release referenced for Codex and API use, including lower-cost coding and reasoning workloads.

Pricing

Model profile · Current snapshot
Input / 1M
$2.00
Output / 1M
$12.00
Blended / 1M
$4.50
Output TPS
124
TTFT (s)
153

Model Intelligence

Arena ranking
42
Benchmarkable
Yes
Model level
release
Intelligence Index
42.3
Coding Index
76.7
GPQA
0.93
HLE
0.43
SciCode
0.55
IFBench
0.71
LCR
0.83
TerminalBench Hard
0.58
TAU2
0.86

Recent stories

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workflowSECONDARY2026-09-21
LangSmith adds Jev as a production trace judge

LangSmith now lets teams score production traces with Jev and trigger automated responses. Tests found Jev fast and competitive for groundedness, but weaker than reasoning models on math and code.

newsSECONDARY2026-08-24
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Sol API prices by up to 33%

GPT-5.6 Sol now costs $4 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. Benchmark comparisons place Sol at 72.7% on DeepSWE for $6.47 per task, while OpenAI and AWS report lower successful-task costs for Terra in Kiro.

workflowPRIMARY2026-08-02
Codex users route tasks across GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna to cut token cost

Practitioners reported better Codex multi-agent runs by raising concurrency and splitting work across Sol, Terra, and Luna. One workflow sends deploy tasks to Luna Max to preserve Sol tokens.

workflowPRIMARY2026-08-01
Sol-advisor routes Codex tasks across GPT-5.6 Sol, Luna, and Terra

Sol-advisor routes Codex tasks through GPT-5.6 Sol, Luna, and Terra, while users compare Luna Max as a lower-cost reasoning setting. Early reports say small routing tests need larger benchmarks.

newsSECONDARY2026-07-31
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna pricing by 80%

OpenAI said GPT-5.6 Luna pricing fell 80%, while Terra fell 20%. Codex users recommended max reasoning for linting, tests, and dependency work, but cautioned against forcing Luna into subagent roles.

newsPRIMARY2026-07-30
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna API prices by 80%

OpenAI said GPT-5.6 Luna is 80% cheaper and Terra is 20% cheaper, with lower usage burn in Codex and ChatGPT Work. Sol Fast adds up to 2.5x speed at 2x price, and gateways reflected the new pricing.

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