GPT-5.6 Terra vs Nova 2.0 Lite: Release Comparison
Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Terra and Nova 2.0 Lite releases: 6 and 4 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 10 models.
- For intelligence, GPT-5.6 Terra scores highest: GPT-5.6 Terra (max) at 42, against Nova 2.0 Lite (high) at 13 for Nova 2.0 Lite.
- For output speed, Nova 2.0 Lite is fastest: Nova 2.0 Lite (low) at 167 t/s, against GPT-5.6 Terra (max) at 101 t/s for GPT-5.6 Terra.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| GPT-5.6 Terra (max) |  OpenAI | 42 | 42 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 45 | $1.40 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $2,501 | 39k | 26k | 122M | 101 | 137.37s | 137.37s | 142.33s | 388.38s | - | 1M | Jul 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 | 92 | 15.48s | 15.48s | 20.93s | 230.84s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - |  | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (high) | OpenAI | 34 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 42 | $0.34 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $768 | 11k | 5k | 33M | 92 | 2.53s | 2.53s | 7.95s | 121.17s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) | OpenAI | 30 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 37 | $0.18 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $447 | 5k | 2k | 17M | 90 | 1.65s | 1.65s | 7.24s | 60.20s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (low) | OpenAI | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 35 | $0.14 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $350 | 4k | 1k | 11M | 91 | 1.61s | 1.61s | 7.13s | 42.20s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) | OpenAI | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | - | 21 | 24 | $0.14 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $256 | 3k | 0 | 6M | 92 | 0.87s | 0.87s | 6.33s | 34.07s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (high) | Amazon | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 161 | 14.07s | 26.53s | 29.64s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) | Amazon | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 156 | 10.71s | 23.57s | 26.78s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (low) | Amazon | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 167 | 7.78s | 19.75s | 22.74s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (Non-reasoning) | Amazon | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 153 | 1.01s | 1.01s | 4.28s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |