OpenAI

GPT-5.6 Terra

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Input Price
$2.00
/M tokens
Output Price
$12.00
/M tokens
Intelligence
42
/100
Arena Rank
#43
Overall
Context
1.05M
tokens

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Mid GPT-5.6 tier. Intelligence 42 at $2/$12 — OpenAI's practical production model after the Sep price card. Faster than Sol, cheaper, still agent-capable.

“Best OpenAI SKU for most startups.”

Best For

  • ✓production agents
  • ✓coding copilots
  • ✓high-throughput OpenAI stacks

Not Great For

  • ✗absolute hardest reasoning

Startup Recommendation

Default OpenAI model unless you need Sol's ceiling.

Pricing Details

Input
$2.00
per 1M tokens
Output
$12.00
per 1M tokens
Cached Input
$0.20
per 1M tokens
Batch Input
$1.00
per 1M tokens

Capabilities

✓Function Calling
✓Structured Output
✓Vision
-Web Search
-Code Execution
-MCP
✗Audio Input
✗Video Input
✓Reasoning
✓Streaming
-Batch API
-Computer Use

Chatbot Arena Rankings

Overall
#43

Security & Compliance

✓SOC 2 Type II
✓GDPR
✓HIPAA
✓Enterprise SSO
✓Audit Logs

Training data policy: API data not used for training by default (opt-out / ZDR available)

DPDP Act (India): No India-resident inference by default. Use DPA + region controls.

Data residency: US, EU

India Availability

API available globally