Prices verified September 25, 2026 · 36 plans · 29 API models · 9 providers · What changed

OpenAI API · verified September 25, 2026

GPT-5.6 Terra API pricing: $2 in / $12 out

Per million tokens, 1.05M context.

Input /1M$2
Output /1M$12
Context1.05M
ReleasedJul 2026

What real jobs cost

1,000 short chats$6.40
Summarise 100 long reports (20k tokens each)$5.20
Write a 90,000-word book$1.48
10M input + 2M output tokens$44.00

Estimates at the listed price. Use the calculator for your own numbers.

Similar-priced models

ModelInOut
Mistral Medium 3.5 Mistral AI$1.50$7.50
Grok 4.7 xAI$2$6
Gemini 3.5 Flash Google$1.50$9
GPT-6 Sol OpenAI$2$10
Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic$2$10
Gemini 3.1 Pro Google$2$12

Price history

DatePriceWhat changed
Jul 30, 2026$2.50 / $15 → $2 / $12Price cut

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GPT-5.6 Terra pricing questions

How much does GPT-5.6 Terra cost?

$2 per million input tokens and $12 per million output tokens, with a 1.05M context window.

How much does 1,000 chats cost on GPT-5.6 Terra?

About $6.40, assuming 800 input and 400 output tokens per chat.

Is there a cheaper alternative to GPT-5.6 Terra?

Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1 / $5) costs about 56% less on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Test whether its quality is enough for your task.

Sources

Checked against the official pages below on September 25, 2026. Prices are USD before local tax. See how we verify prices and the change log.