GPT-5.6 Terra API Pricing
OpenAI · Mid-tier · Proprietary · released 2026-07. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-09-06.
- Input: $2.00 per 1M tokens
- Output: $12.00 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (input/output): $1.00 / $6.00
- Prompt-cache read: $0.20
- Context window: 1M
- Arena ELO: 1466 (as of 2026-09-01)
- Available on: Direct API, AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, OpenRouter (curated by hand, verify with the provider)
- AWS Bedrock regions: ap-northeast-1, ap-southeast-1, eu-central-1, eu-west-1, us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-2
Cost per request by business use case
List price vs optimized (prompt caching on the cached input share, batch API for async workloads, only where the provider publishes those rates).
| Use case | Tokens (in/out) | Cost/req (list) | Cost/req (optimized) | Monthly @100K req |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support Ticket | 1,500 / 500 | $0.0090 | $0.0074 | $738 |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $0.014 | $0.011 | $1.1K |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $0.034 | $0.016 | $1.6K |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $0.027 | $0.026 | $2.6K |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $0.030 | $0.027 | $2.7K |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $0.010 | $0.0047 | $474 |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $0.012 | $0.0060 | $604 |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $0.048 | $0.040 | $4.0K |
GPT-5.6 Terra pricing by host
A host is a company that runs the model and sells it by the token — the lab that made it, a cloud platform like Amazon Bedrock, Azure or Vertex, or an independent provider. One model, several sellers, and often several prices. This model is sold by 3 different hosts. The price quoted above is the one we publish so that models stay comparable; it is not necessarily the cheapest way to buy this model. List prices as published on 2026-09-06 via OpenRouter — negotiated rates, committed-use discounts and provisioned capacity are not shown.
| Host | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI (the price shown above) | $2.00 | $12.00 |
| Azure (the price shown above) | $2.00 | $12.00 |
| Amazon Bedrock | $2.20 | $13.20 |
Models comparable to GPT-5.6 Terra
The nearest Mid-tier models on Arena ELO, so a substitution is compared on quality as well as price.
- GLM 5.1 (Zhipu) — $0.97 in / $3.04 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1466
- Grok 4.5 (xAI) — $2.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1470
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent (xAI) — $1.25 in / $2.50 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1470
- Grok 4.6 (xAI) — $2.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M, Arena ELO 1461
Common questions about GPT-5.6 Terra pricing
- How much does GPT-5.6 Terra cost?
- GPT-5.6 Terra costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $12.00 per million output tokens on the API.
- Does GPT-5.6 Terra offer batch or cached pricing?
- Yes. Batch API pricing is $1.00/M input and $6.00/M output. Prompt-cache reads cost $0.20/M.
- What would GPT-5.6 Terra cost per month?
- For a support-ticket workload (1,500 input + 500 output tokens per request) at 100K requests/month, GPT-5.6 Terra costs about $900 at list prices.
These are list prices: real cost also depends on caching, batching, negotiated discounts, marketplace agreements, and existing contracts. Get a FinOps review from OptimNow or compare all models.
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