MODELS
by OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Terra is described by OpenAI source metadata as a balanced GPT-5.6 model for everyday developer and enterprise workloads, positioned as a lower-cost option.
GPT-5.6 Terra is part of OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 preview family. Supplied OpenAI metadata describes Terra as balancing capability, speed, and cost for everyday work and as a capable lower-cost option. OpenAI Help Center metadata says Terra is available in Work in ChatGPT, Codex, and the OpenAI API. OpenAI deployment-safety metadata identifies GPT-5.6 as a three-model family that includes Terra, and notes that Sol and Terra may trigger additional automated safety checks for cybersecurity or biological requests in API and Codex.
Use when evaluating an OpenAI GPT-5.6 option that is described as balancing capability speed and cost for everyday work. Use for developer or enterprise workloads where the supplied OpenAI metadata’s lower-cost positioning for Terra is relevant. Use in ChatGPT Work Codex or OpenAI API contexts when Terra availability is supported by the referenced OpenAI Help Center metadata.
Last updated Jul 30, 2026