GPT-5.6 Terra vs Claude 4.5 Haiku: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Terra and Claude 4.5 Haiku releases: 6 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 8 models.

  • For intelligence, GPT-5.6 Terra scores highest: GPT-5.6 Terra (max) at 42, against Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) at 17 for Claude 4.5 Haiku.
  • For output speed, GPT-5.6 Terra is fastest: GPT-5.6 Terra (max) at 105 t/s, against Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) at 90 t/s for Claude 4.5 Haiku.
  • For cost per task, GPT-5.6 Terra is cheapest: GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) at $0.14, against Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) at $0.21 for Claude 4.5 Haiku.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase v1.1, GDPval-AA v2.1, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
GPT-5.6 Terra
Pareto line

Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indexes

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
GPT-5.6 Terra (max)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
42
41
47
41
40
43
45
$1.40
$1.7
$2.00
$12.00
$0.20
$2,501
39k
26k
122M
105
223.75s
223.75s
228.53s
366.50s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock
GPT-5.6 Terra (xhigh)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
38
40
44
40
38
38
44
$0.63
$1.7
$2.00
$12.00
$0.20
$1,187
20k
12k
52M
94
18.40s
18.40s
23.74s
214.98s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Terra (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
34
37
40
37
34
34
42
$0.34
$1.7
$2.00
$12.00
$0.20
$768
11k
5k
33M
88
3.03s
3.03s
8.70s
129.24s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Terra (medium)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
30
32
34
34
31
31
37
$0.18
$1.7
$2.00
$12.00
$0.20
$447
5k
2k
17M
90
2.03s
2.03s
7.57s
59.91s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Terra (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
27
30
31
31
27
28
34
$0.14
$1.7
$2.00
$12.00
$0.20
$350
4k
1k
11M
87
1.95s
1.95s
7.72s
44.67s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
21
21
23
22
-
21
24
$0.14
$1.7
$2.00
$12.00
$0.20
$256
3k
0
6M
84
0.88s
0.88s
6.81s
37.05s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock
Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
17
15
10
19
16
19
26
$0.21
$0.8
$1.00
$5.00
$0.10
$524
18k
8k
78M
90
21.02s
21.02s
26.56s
154.18s
-
200k
Oct 2025
Jul 2025
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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Amazon BedrockGoogleAnthropicMicrosoft Azure
Claude 4.5 Haiku (Non-reasoning)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.8
$1.00
$5.00
$0.10
-
-
-
-
88
0.67s
0.67s
6.36s
-
-
200k
Oct 2025
Jul 2025
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Microsoft AzureAmazon BedrockAnthropicGoogle