GPT-5.6 Terra vs Claude Sonnet 5: Release Comparison
Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Terra and Claude Sonnet 5 releases: 6 and 6 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 12 models.
- For intelligence, GPT-5.6 Terra scores highest: GPT-5.6 Terra (max) at 42, against Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 38 for Claude Sonnet 5.
- For output speed, GPT-5.6 Terra is fastest: GPT-5.6 Terra (max) at 95 t/s, against Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 84 t/s for Claude Sonnet 5.
- For cost per task, GPT-5.6 Terra is cheapest: GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) at $0.14, against Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort) at $0.51 for Claude Sonnet 5.
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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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
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
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
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| GPT-5.6 Terra (max) |  OpenAI | 42 | 41 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 45 | $1.40 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $2,501 | 39k | 26k | 122M | 95 | 237.17s | 237.17s | 242.42s | 403.47s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - |  | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) |  Anthropic | 38 | 40 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 49 | $5.09 | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $6,998 | 118k | 88k | 367M | 84 | 192.04s | 192.04s | 198.01s | 839.61s | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - |   | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (xhigh) | OpenAI | 38 | 40 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 44 | $0.63 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $1,187 | 20k | 12k | 52M | 94 | 34.50s | 34.50s | 39.84s | 214.98s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort) | Anthropic | 34 | 37 | 37 | 38 | - | 35 | 45 | $2.87 | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $3,255 | 65k | 44k | 135M | 67 | 48.40s | 48.40s | 55.91s | 577.15s | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (high) | OpenAI | 34 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 42 | $0.34 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $768 | 11k | 5k | 33M | 85 | 3.38s | 3.38s | 9.29s | 134.01s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort) | Anthropic | 32 | 33 | 33 | 35 | - | 32 | 41 | $1.79 | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $2,086 | 44k | 28k | 89M | 70 | 11.65s | 11.65s | 18.75s | 392.06s | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) | OpenAI | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 37 | $0.18 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $447 | 5k | 2k | 17M | 84 | 2.16s | 2.16s | 8.08s | 63.71s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort) | Anthropic | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | - | 29 | 38 | $1.00 | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $1,218 | 27k | 15k | 51M | 66 | 2.40s | 2.40s | 10.02s | 262.64s | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (low) | OpenAI | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 34 | $0.14 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $350 | 4k | 1k | 11M | 82 | 1.95s | 1.95s | 8.05s | 48.66s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort) | Anthropic | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | - | 25 | 33 | $0.51 | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $653 | 15k | 7k | 25M | 64 | 1.84s | 1.84s | 9.68s | 148.80s | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) | Anthropic | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | - | - | - | - | 65 | 1.24s | 1.24s | 8.92s | - | - | 1M | Jun 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) | OpenAI | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | - | 21 | 24 | $0.14 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $256 | 3k | 0 | 6M | 80 | 0.89s | 0.89s | 7.11s | 38.83s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |