GPT-5.6 Terra
Balanced GPT-5.6 model; no GPT-6 Terra counterpart as of 2026-09-29. Single snapshot gpt-5.6-terra.
- Context window
- 1,050,000 tokens
- Max output
- 128,000 tokens
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2026-02
- Input
- text, image
- Output
- text
- License
- proprietary
- Pricing
- input: $2 · cached input: $0.2 · output: $12 · unit note: prompts >272K input tokens billed 2x input / 1.5x output (per 1M tokens (USD), standard tier) source
- Verified
- 2026-09-29
How to call it
| Provider | Model id | Endpoint / URL | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API | gpt-5.6-terra | https://api.openai.com/v1/responses | docs |
| Azure OpenAI (Microsoft Foundry) | gpt-5.6-terra | — | docs |
| OpenRouter | openai/gpt-5.6-terra | openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-5.6-terra | — |
| Web app | — | chatgpt.com | — |
Notable capabilities (2)
- Balanced tier: Mid tier at $2/$12 per 1M, well below GPT-5.5 ($5/$30), with max reasoning effort. source
- Official migration target (found after launch): Named replacement for many deprecated legacy snapshots (gpt-3.5, gpt-4 variants, o-series). source
Everyday work at mid-range cost.
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/responses \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"gpt-5.6-terra","input":"Hello"}'
Sources:
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