GPT-5.6 Terra vs Qwen3.6 27B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Terra and Qwen3.6 27B 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 Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at 22 for Qwen3.6 27B.
- For output speed, GPT-5.6 Terra is fastest: GPT-5.6 Terra (max) at 85 t/s, against Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at 56 t/s for Qwen3.6 27B.
- For cost per task, GPT-5.6 Terra is cheapest: GPT-5.6 Terra (low) at $0.14, against Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at $0.62 for Qwen3.6 27B.
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 v4.0 · 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
Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.6 Terra (max) |  OpenAI | 42 | - | 1M | $1.7 | 85 | Not available |  | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (xhigh) | OpenAI | 38 | - | 1M | $1.7 | 75 | Not available |  | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (high) | OpenAI | 34 | - | 1M | $1.7 | 78 | Not available | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) | OpenAI | 30 | - | 1M | $1.7 | 76 | Not available | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (low) | OpenAI | 28 | - | 1M | $1.7 | 74 | Not available | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) | OpenAI | 22 | - | 1M | $1.7 | 74 | Not available | | |
| Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) |  Alibaba | 22 | 27.8B | 262k | $0.9 | 56 |    +2 | ||
| Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 20 | 27.8B | 262k | $0.9 | 55 |  +2 |