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OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra vs OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra (batch)

Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-09-23.

OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra (batch)
Vendoropenaiopenai
Quality Score100100
Benchmark Score71.171.1
Input Price$2.00/M$1.00/M
Output Price$12.00/M$6.00/M
Context Window1,050,0001,050,000
Max Output128,000128,000
Tool Calling
Structured Output
Reasoning Mode
Vision
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Benchmark Scores
ai_index69.469.4

Who wins by task?

TaskOpenAI: GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra (batch)
SQL Generation 140 141
Code Completion 118 120
Code Documentation 135 136
Regex Writing 124 125
CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup 135 136
JSON Extraction 121 122
Bulk Data Labeling 117 119
Long-Document Summarization 147 148
Short-Form Summarization 116 118
Blog Post Writing 128 129

Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →

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