GPT-5.6 Terra vs o4 Mini

$0.18 / task
Wins 2 of 4 benchmarks
Wins 0 of 4 benchmarks
GPT-5.6 Terra33.3
o4 Mini16.5
GPT-5.6 Terra1
o4 Mini—
GPT-5.6 Terra33.5
o4 Mini—
GPT-5.6 Terra76.8
o4 Mini69.2

Specs

SpecGPT-5.6 Terrao4 Mini
Input, per 1M$2$1.10
Output, per 1M$12$4.40
Cost per task?$0.18—
Speed, tok/s113165
Context1.05M200K
WeightsClosedClosed
ReleasedJul 2026Apr 2025
See images✓✓
Read PDFsPartialPartial
Hear audio——
Watch video——
Call tools✓✓
Force a tool callPartialPartial
Return strict JSON✓✓
Search the web✓?
Run code✓?
Use a computer✓?

What breaks when you switch

GPT-5.6 Terra → o4 Mini
Context: 1.05M → 200K
o4 Mini → GPT-5.6 Terra
Prompts with >272K input tokens›

Above 272K input tokens, input costs 2× and output 1.5× for the full request.