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GPT-5.6 Terra

OpenAI · Reasoning · 1.05M context · released Jul 9, 2026 · checked 7h ago

Ways to buy 7

Way to buyIn / out per 1M
OpenAI
flex, cheapest · cached $0.1
$1 / $6-50% vs list
OpenAI API
The lab's own API · cached $0.2
$2 / $12List price
Azure AI Foundry
Default region · cached $0.2
$2 / $12Same as list
AWS Bedrock
us-east-1 · cached $0.22
$2.2 / $13.2+10% vs list
Azure AI Foundry
eu · cached $0.22
$2.2 / $13.2+10% vs list
Azure AI Foundry
us · cached $0.22
$2.2 / $13.2+10% vs list
OpenAI
fast · cached $0.4
$4 / $24+100% vs list

USD per 1M tokens; batch $1 in, $6 out on the lab's API. Regions are separate routes.

Through a gateway

Your own numbers

100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $440.00 direct.

No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.

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$0.1 / $0.5
GPT-6 Sol
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$2 / $10
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Claude Opus 4.6
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About GPT-5.6 Terra

GPT-5.6 Terra is a balanced model in OpenAI's GPT-5.6 series, positioned between the flagship Sol tier and the cost-efficient Luna tier.

Takes files, image, text in and returns text. First listed Jul 17, 2026. Up to 128K output tokens. Blended price $4.5 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Overall score 7 on leadersboard.fru.dev (rank 24). Model id gpt-5-6-terra.

Price history

$1$3$10Jul 17, 2026Output $12Input $2

List price since Jul 17, 2026, from Internet Archive snapshots of the OpenRouter catalog, then daily reads.

SeenModelChange
Aug 21, 2026GPT-5.6 TerraInput $1 to $2, Output $6 to $12, Cached input $0.1 to $0.2+100%
Jul 31, 2026GPT-5.6 TerraInput $1.25 to $1, Output $7.5 to $6, Cached input $0.125 to $0.1-20%
Jul 28, 2026GPT-5.6 TerraInput $2.5 to $1.25, Output $15 to $7.5, Cached input $0.25 to $0.125-50%

Questions

How much does GPT-5.6 Terra cost?

$2 per million input tokens and $12 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.2, or $1 and $6 through the Batch API.

What is the context window of GPT-5.6 Terra?

1.05M tokens, with up to 128K tokens of output.

Where is GPT-5.6 Terra cheapest?

Of 7 routes tracked, OpenAI is cheapest at $1 input and $6 output per million tokens.

Has GPT-5.6 Terra's price changed?

Yes. The output price went from $6 to $12, first seen Aug 21, 2026.

Sources: OpenRouter's public model catalog and each provider's own pricing page, read every morning at 05:00 UTC; gateway fees re-read every Monday. List prices: your contract may differ. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.

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