GPT-5.6 Terra
By OpenAI · released 2026-07-09 (3 months) · 6 effort levels
3 of 6 on the frontier at launchOff the frontier todayproprietary
- Intelligence index
- 20.80–42.10
- Cost to run the AA index
- $256–$2501
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $2.00 / $12.0
Today
Where GPT-5.6 Terra stands on the 2026-10-25 frontier
No measured level is on the frontier today.
| Level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Cost | E2E | Today | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) | Text, Image | 20.80 | $256 | 5.09s | beaten by MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Compare |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) | Text, Image | 27.50 | $350 | 5.78s | beaten by MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Compare |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) | Text, Image | 30.10 | $447 | 6.06s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) | Compare |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (High) | Text, Image | 34.20 | $768 | 6.57s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) | Compare |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) | Text, Image | 38.00 | $1187 | 19.5s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Compare |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) | Text, Image | 42.10 | $2501 | 107.9s | beaten by Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) | Compare |
GPT-5.6 Terra effort levelsToday's Pareto frontierEvery other model
Matchup
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning)
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Low)
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium)
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (High)
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh)
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback)
Launch day
What GPT-5.6 Terra did to the frontier on 2026-07-09
Reached the frontier
GPT-5.6 Terra (High) · GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) · GPT-5.6 Terra (Max)
Reached the frontier3 of 6
Impact (hypervolume gained)2.39
Rank, past year's releases#15 of 46
Smartest level42.10
Cheapest level$256
Reached the frontierMissed itDisplaced from the old frontierFrontier the day beforeFrontier after the releaseRegion gained (impact)
Missed the frontier
| Level | Intelligence | Cost | Beaten by | Intel gap | Cost ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) | 20.80 | $256 | MiMo-V2.5 | −1.0 | 4.13× |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) | 27.50 | $350 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) | −2.9 | 1.26× |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) | 30.10 | $447 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) | −0.3 | 1.61× |
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