GPT-6.1 Terra targets cheaper visual and computer-use tasks
OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra for visual reasoning, computer use and writing, with standard API prices of $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens. OpenAI reports better coding and factuality results than GPT-5.6 Terra, at half its standard API prices. The model is rolling out in ChatGPT Work, Codex and the API; the comparisons are vendor evaluations.
OpenAI · Oct 26, 2026
Why it matters
Teams automating routine work across screens and documents have another model to evaluate against their own cost and reliability targets.
More context
The API identifier is gpt-6.1-terra; cached input costs $0.05 per million tokens. ChatGPT subscription allowances and API billing are separate. Start with a representative workflow and verify task completion before changing a larger deployment.
Keep in mind
The reported benchmark gains do not establish performance on your applications. OpenAI’s release notes limit the ChatGPT availability to Work and Codex and exclude UAE inference residency.
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