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OpenAI GPT-5.6 Terra: API pricing 2026

Balanced mid-tier of the GPT-5.6 family. On 30 July 2026 OpenAI cut Terra ~20% to $2/$12 (from $2.50/$15 at GA) as competition shifted toward cost. Strong cost-per-quality choice for high-volume production automation. (Rate reflects OpenAI's 30 July 2026 announcement; openai.com/api/pricing is bot-blocked to automated fetch.)

Input $/M tokens
$2.00
Output $/M tokens
$12.00
Cost / task
$0.0180
3k in + 1k out
Tier
mid
OpenAI

Cost at common task volumes

1,000 tasks / yr$18.00
10,000 tasks / yr$180
100,000 tasks / yr$1,800
1,000,000 tasks / yr$18,000

Token shape: 3,000 input + 1,000 output per task. No prompt caching. Real cost varies with your actual prompt shape.

Source

↗ https://openai.com/api/pricing

Verified 2026-09-15.

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