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GPT-6.1 Terra pricing

Cheapest host: OpenRouter · checked Oct 26, 2026
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$1 / $5per 1M tokens in / out
$0.05cache read · −95%
$0.095per task at medium?

Price sheetper 1M tokens

Input$1OpenRouter
Output$5
Cache read$0.05−95% vs input
Cache write$1.25+25% vs input
Context · max output1.1M · 128Ktokens
OpenRouter advertised standard route; provider-level offers are separate.

Cost per task by effort?

non-thinking$0.1151
low$0.05556.2
mediumAPI default$0.09557.8
high$0.1358.5
xhigh$0.1959.9
max$0.4060.2
per taskAutomationBench-AA
Same price per token at every effort; the bill grows with reasoning tokens. max costs 4.2× medium for +2.4 points.

Where to buy1 provider · per 1M tokens

ProviderInputOutputContext
OpenRouter$1$51.1M

In OpenAI's line-upper 1M in / out

GPT-5.4 Mini (2026-03-17)$0.75 / $4.50−16%
o3 Mini High$1.10 / $4.40−4%
o4 Mini High$1.10 / $4.40−4%
GPT-6.1 Terra$1 / $5this model
GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k$3 / $4+63%
o3$2 / $8+75%
GPT-6.1 Sol$2 / $102×
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Cheaper for the same workvs GPT-6.1 Terra at medium

GPT-6 Luna max-29%score -8%$0.068
MiMo v2.6 Flash thinkingOpen-35%score -8%$0.062
Claude Haiku 5.5 high-17%score -8%$0.079
Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta-93%score -15%$0.10 / $0.30
GPT-5.6 Luna xhigh-10%score -16%$0.085

Pricing questions

How much does GPT-6.1 Terra cost?›

$1 per 1M input tokens and $5 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.05. One Intelligence Index task costs about $0.095 at the default effort.

Is GPT-6.1 Terra free to use?›

There is no free API tier.

How much does prompt caching save?›

Cache reads cost $0.05 per 1M, 95% below the input price. Writing to the cache costs $1.25 per 1M.

How does effort change the price?›

The price per token is the same at every effort. Higher effort spends more reasoning tokens: a task costs $0.11 at non-thinking, $0.055 at low, $0.095 at medium, $0.13 at high, $0.19 at xhigh, $0.40 at max.

What is a cheaper alternative to GPT-6.1 Terra?›

GPT-6 Luna at max effort costs -29% per task with a score -8% on AutomationBench-AA.