GPT-6.1 Terra at a glance
GPT-6.1 Terra fills the middle of the GPT-6 lineup at $1/$5 per million tokens, aimed at visual reasoning, computer use and writing.
Current standing
As of
- Rank
- #6of 43 models
GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) · 51.3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0.1 (opens in a new tab)
- Recorded at publication
- 51 (v5.0.1)
as of
- Current leader
- Gemini 4 Carbon (Google) · 60
Computed from our daily snapshot; it changes as new models are measured. OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra for visual reasoning and computer use
What changed with GPT-6.1 Terra
OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra (gpt-6.1-terra) on October 26, 2026, describing it as a fast, efficient model for visual reasoning, precise computer use and clear, natural writing. It has a context window of about 1.05M tokens and supports the full Responses API tool set, including computer use.
Pricing is $1 input and $5 output per million tokens. Artificial Analysis scores it 51 on Intelligence Index v5.0.1 at 74 tokens/s. The Codex CLI added Terra to its bundled, Vertex AI and Amazon Bedrock catalogs in late October.
GPT-6.1 Terra benchmarks and pricing
Values are copied from the linked source on the date shown. They are not IA Compa measurements.
- Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (max)as of · Source for Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (max): artificialanalysis.ai (opens in a new tab)
- 51 (v5.0.1)
- Output speed (max)as of · Source for Output speed (max): artificialanalysis.ai (opens in a new tab)
- 74 tokens/s
- Input price per 1M tokensas of · Source for Input price per 1M tokens: developers.openai.com (opens in a new tab)
- $1.00
- Output price per 1M tokensas of · Source for Output price per 1M tokens: developers.openai.com (opens in a new tab)
- $5.00
- Context windowas of · Source for Context window: developers.openai.com (opens in a new tab)
- 1.05M tokens
How it compares
Other models in the same category that we have covered, using each model's latest recorded value. (Models)
GPT-6.1 Terra reasoning effort
Artificial Analysis tests this model at several reasoning-effort settings. Higher effort usually scores higher but costs more and answers more slowly.
GPT-6.1 Terra by effort level
Higher effort lets the model think longer. Here is what each setting scores, how fast it writes, and what it costs on Artificial Analysis.
| Effort | Intelligence Index | Output speed (tokens per second) | Cost to run the index | Blended price (3:1) (per 1M tokens) | Price in / out (per 1M tokens) | First token |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max (GPT-6.1 Terra (max)) · Best: highest effort with a score, used in the leaderboard | 51 | 74 | $972 | $2 | $1 / $5 | 185 s |
| Extra high (GPT-6.1 Terra (xhigh)) | 45 | 71 | $400 | $2 | $1 / $5 | 38 s |
| High (GPT-6.1 Terra (high)) | 42 | 71 | $267 | $2 | $1 / $5 | 13 s |
| Medium (GPT-6.1 Terra (medium)) | 38 | 70 | $190 | $2 | $1 / $5 | 5 s |
| Low (GPT-6.1 Terra (low)) | 29 | 70 | $111 | $2 | $1 / $5 | 2.3 s |
| No reasoning (GPT-6.1 Terra (non-reasoning)) | 31 | 70 | $213 | $2 | $1 / $5 | 1.7 s |
Benchmarked by AA: max · xhigh · high · medium · low · none of 7 available
Where to compare GPT-6.1 Terra
Independent leaderboards and official resources for comparing this model yourself. Rankings change often; each site shows its own current data.
Leaderboards
General leaderboards
Why GPT-6.1 Terra matters for businesses
Terra sits between Luna and 6.1 Sol in price. For automations that read screenshots, fill web forms or draft client-facing text, it offers a cheaper option than Sol while scoring well above Luna.
Put it to work: AI Agents
GPT-6.1 Terra updates since publication
Dated changes since publication. The original article text above is kept as written on its date.
Availability (Updated)
GPT-6.1 Terra became generally available on Amazon Bedrock, with text and image input and up to 1M input tokens.
aws.amazon.com (opens in a new tab)
Sources for this story
- OpenAI API changelog (opens in a new tab)Official
OpenAI · developers.openai.com
- GPT-6.1 Terra model page (opens in a new tab)Official
OpenAI · developers.openai.com
- Codex changelog (opens in a new tab)Official
OpenAI · learn.chatgpt.com
- GPT-6.1 Terra model page (opens in a new tab)Benchmark
Artificial Analysis · artificialanalysis.ai
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