OpenAI

GPT-5.6 Terra

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Input Price
$1.00
/M tokens
Output Price
$6.00
/M tokens
Intelligence
57
/100
Arena Rank
#43
Overall
Context
1.05M
tokens

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Mid GPT-5.6 tier. Intelligence 57 at $1/$6 — the practical OpenAI production model. Faster than Sol, much 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
$1.00
per 1M tokens
Output
$6.00
per 1M tokens
Cached Input
$0.10
per 1M tokens
Batch Input
$0.50
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