GPT-5.6 Terra vs Gemma 4 31B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Terra and Gemma 4 31B 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 Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) at 15 for Gemma 4 31B.
  • For output speed, GPT-5.6 Terra is fastest: GPT-5.6 Terra (max) at 91 t/s, against Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning) at 45 t/s for Gemma 4 31B.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, 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

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 Indices

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

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

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, 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, AA-Briefcase, 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, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

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

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
GPT-5.6 Terra (max)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
42
42
48
42
41
43
45
$1.40
$1.7
$2.00
$12.00
$0.20
$2,501
39k
26k
122M
91
139.76s
139.76s
145.27s
434.09s
-
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
89
14.46s
14.46s
20.10s
230.84s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Terra (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
34
38
40
37
34
35
42
$0.34
$1.7
$2.00
$12.00
$0.20
$768
11k
5k
33M
83
3.14s
3.14s
9.15s
135.49s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Terra (medium)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
30
32
35
34
31
31
37
$0.18
$1.7
$2.00
$12.00
$0.20
$447
5k
2k
17M
85
1.83s
1.83s
7.69s
64.28s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Terra (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
28
30
32
31
28
28
35
$0.14
$1.7
$2.00
$12.00
$0.20
$350
4k
1k
11M
86
1.71s
1.71s
7.53s
44.94s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
21
22
24
23
-
21
24
$0.14
$1.7
$2.00
$12.00
$0.20
$256
3k
0
6M
90
0.90s
0.90s
6.44s
34.56s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock
Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning)
Google logoGoogle
15
15
11
15
-
17
22
$0.00
$0.0
$0.00
$0.00
-
$0
13k
8k
49M
35
1.01s
50.62s
64.91s
344.16s
30.7B
256k
Apr 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

CoreWeaveModularGMI
+11
Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)
Google logoGoogle
14
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.2
$0.14
$0.40
$0.14
-
-
-
-
45
1.95s
1.95s
13.18s
-
30.7B
256k
Apr 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

ModularParasailCerebras
+8