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GPT 5.6 Terra
by OpenAI
CLOSEDHOSTEDCODING HELPWRITING HELPCOMPLEX TASKSPROBLEM SOLVING
RANKED #70 OF 316 ASSISTANTS · OVERALL #95 OF 493 RANKED · VIBE SCORE 6.1 · 2,640 VOICES ·
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An advanced OpenAI model designed to assist with complex tasks and writing.
HAPPY8.3
139 mentions
SAD6.7
211 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 2,689 voices in this window
QUIETLY DEGRADING
Recent vibe and chatter are both sliding.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. OpenAI hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
GPT 5.6 Terra is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
- OPEN WEIGHTS7.6
Qwen3.8 27BAlibabaChoose for local multimodal reasoning and strong coding tasks without subscription costs.🔒 PRIVATE & OFFLINE💻 STRONG AT CODE❤️ CROWD FAVORITE21.2k VOICESMATCH★★★ - OPEN WEIGHTS7.2
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpDeepSeekChoose for high quality multimodal agent workflows and coding at lower computing cost.💸 COST EFFICIENT💻 STRONG AT CODE🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY5.5k VOICESMATCH★★★ - OPEN WEIGHTS6.8Ling 3.0 Flash VLinclusionAIChoose for rapid image and video analysis with ultra fast sparse MoE response times.⚡ FAST💸 COST EFFICIENT🪶 RUNS ON LESS5.7k VOICESMATCH★★★
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
Users love GPT 5.6 Terra for its reliable coding help. However, many people complain that it is expensive to use.
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PEOPLE LOVE
- Popular for coding help (10 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Refuses or lectures more than people like (16 mentions)
- People find it expensive (12 mentions)
- Coding help disappoints some people (9 mentions)
- Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (6 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Help with codeMIXED FEELINGS
10 thumbs up · 9 thumbs down
- PriceA SORE SPOT
5 thumbs up · 12 thumbs down
- Saying no too muchA SORE SPOT
0 thumbs up · 16 thumbs down
- Working when you need itA SORE SPOT
2 thumbs up · 6 thumbs down
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- REDDIT · 2026-07-30 · 649 UPVOTESGPT‑5.6 Luna will cost 80% less, while GPT‑5.6 Terra will cost 20% less.
GPT‑5.6 Luna will cost 80% less, while GPT‑5.6 Terra will cost 20% less.
- REDDIT · 2026-07-30 · 622 UPVOTESOpenAI just cut GPT-5.6 Luna API pricing by 80% — the price/performance is insane
OpenAI just cut GPT-5.6 Luna API pricing by 80% — the price/performance is insane
- REDDIT · 2026-07-30 · 592 UPVOTESOpenAI just cut prices by up to 80% and Anthropic is crickets
OpenAI just cut prices by up to 80% and Anthropic is crickets
- X · 2026-08-14 · 409 UPVOTES🚨 GPT-5.6 Zinc Leak: OpenAI may be preparing a surprise upgrade before GPT-6 arrives > Zinc and Magnesium have surfaced
🚨 GPT-5.6 Zinc Leak: OpenAI may be preparing a surprise upgrade before GPT-6 arrives > Zinc and Magnesium have surfaced
- X · 2026-08-13 · 350 UPVOTESGoogle has released Gemini 3.7 Flash, improving 4 points over Gemini 3.6 Flash and reaching the Intelligence vs. Time pe
Google has released Gemini 3.7 Flash, improving 4 points over Gemini 3.6 Flash and reaching the Intelligence vs. Time pe
- X · 2026-08-14 · 287 UPVOTESWe received GLM-5.3 in advance to evaluate its cyber capabilities. It's very strong, precise, and the most consistent OS
We received GLM-5.3 in advance to evaluate its cyber capabilities. It's very strong, precise, and the most consistent OS
- REDDIT · 2026-07-14 · 281 UPVOTESDifferences Between GPT-5.5 Pro and GPT-5.6 Sol on MineBench
Differences Between GPT-5.5 Pro and GPT-5.6 Sol on MineBench
- X · 2026-08-21 · 197 UPVOTESAnnouncing MLCR-AA, our leaderboard for Wisedocs' MLCR (Medical Long Context Reasoning) benchmark for reasoning over lon
Announcing MLCR-AA, our leaderboard for Wisedocs' MLCR (Medical Long Context Reasoning) benchmark for reasoning over lon
- X · 2026-08-21 · 186 UPVOTES#Keep4o #OpenSource4o #BringBack4o 🚨 The " Yes Man " test 🚨 In April 2025,OpenAI rolled back a GPT-4o update,calling i
#Keep4o #OpenSource4o #BringBack4o 🚨 The " Yes Man " test 🚨 In April 2025,OpenAI rolled back a GPT-4o update,calling i
- DEV FORUMS · 2026-08-22 · 3 UPVOTESCodex Rate Limits Discussion Thread
Codex Rate Limits Discussion Thread
- DEV FORUMS · 2026-09-24 · 0 UPVOTESCodex Rate Limits Discussion Thread
Codex Rate Limits Discussion Thread
- DEV FORUMS · 2026-08-26 · 0 UPVOTESCodex Rate Limits Discussion Thread
Codex Rate Limits Discussion Thread