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GPT-5.6 Terra vs GPT-6 Sol
Side-by-side specs, pricing & capabilities · Updated September 2026
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2/6 models| Organization | ||
| OpenTools Score | 71 10.2 | |
| Family | GPT-5.6 | GPT-6 |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Release Date | Jul 2026 | Sep 2026 |
| Context Window | 1.1M tokens | 1.1M tokens |
| Input Price | $2.00/M tokens | $2.00/M tokens |
| Output Price | $12.00/M tokens | $10.00/M tokens |
| Pricing Notes | OpenAI pricing page lists $2.50 input and $15 output per 1M tokens, with GPT-5.6 cache-write and cache-read pricing. | OpenAI standard API, USD per million tokens for prompts up to 272K input tokens: $2 input, $0.20 cached input, $2.50 cache writes, $10 output. Above 272K input tokens, the full request costs 2x input/cache and 1.5x output. Batch/Flex cost 50% of Standard; Fast costs 2x; regional processing adds 10% where available. Reasoning output tokens are charged at output rates. |
| Capabilities | textvisionreasoningcodingtool-useweb-searchfile-searchcomputer-useagents | textvisionreasoningcodingtool-uselong-contextcontext-caching |
| Training Cutoff | Feb 16, 2026 | 2026-04-20 |
| Max Output | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| API Identifier | gpt-5.6-terra | gpt-6-sol |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 55artificial-analysis | — |
| Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index | 77.4artificial-analysis | — |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 | 42.2515artificial-analysis | — |
| GPQA Diamond | 92.5253artificial-analysis | — |
| SciCode | 54.9769artificial-analysis | — |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 88.015artificial-analysis | — |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 | — | 47.5276426437724artificial-analysis |
| View GPT-5.6 Terra | View GPT-6 Sol | |
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| Model | Input | Output | Total / mo | vs Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-6 SolCheapest | $2.00 | $5.00 | $7.00 | — |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | $2.00 | $6.00 | $8.00 | +14% |
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GPT-5.6 Terra
GPT-5.6 Terra is OpenAI balanced GPT-5.6 model for teams that need strong reasoning and agentic performance at lower cost than Sol. OpenAI model docs list a 1.05M token context window, 128K max output, and support for functions, web search, file search, and computer use.
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GPT-6 Sol
GPT-6 Sol is OpenAI's reasoning model for professional work. It accepts text and images, produces text, supports a 1,050,000-token context window and 128,000 output tokens, and is available through the Responses and Chat Completions APIs. OpenAI documents the exact gpt-6-sol identifier and standard token pricing.
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