GPT-5.6 Terra (High) vs o4-mini (High)

GPT-5.6 Terra (High) vs o4-mini (High). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

OpenAIGPT-5.6 Terra (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
34.20
Total cost
$768
OpenAIo4-mini (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.70
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGPT-5.6 Terra (High)o4-mini (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)34.216.7−51.2% o4-mini (High) is 51.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$767.78Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)6.60s28.56s+332.7% o4-mini (High) is 332.7% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $12.0$1.10 / $4.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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