GPT-5.5 vs GPT-5.6 Terra

GPT-5.5 (OpenAI) versus GPT-5.6 Terra (OpenAI): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the KumoAPI default channel price. Input costs 5 Credits / M for GPT-5.5 and 2 Credits / M for GPT-5.6 Terra, so GPT-5.6 Terra is 60% cheaper. Context windows are 1.05M and 1.05M.

Input (prompt)
5Credits / M
Output (completion)
30Credits / M
1.05M context · 128K output
GPT-5.5 details
GPT-5.6 Terragpt-5.6-terra
OpenAI
Input (prompt)
2Credits / M
Output (completion)
12Credits / M
1.05M context · 128K output
GPT-5.6 Terra details
Lower input price
GPT-5.6 Terra
60% cheaper

Specs side by side

Item
GPT-5.5gpt-5.5
GPT-5.6 Terragpt-5.6-terra
Input (prompt) · Credits / M52
Output (completion) · Credits / M3012
Cache read · Credits / M0.50.2
Context window1.05M1.05M
Max output128K128K
7-day uptime——
Latest probe latency——
Measured throughput——
Protocols——
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)11044

Prices are the KumoAPI default channel price in Credits (1 Credit = ¥1); green marks the better side. Uptime and latency come from KumoAPI probes; a dash means the model is not probed yet.

Capabilities

CapabilityGPT-5.5GPT-5.6 Terra
Vision
Function Calling
Reasoning
Prompt Caching
Response Schema
Streaming
Audio
Video
File Input
Web Search
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.5 or GPT-5.6 Terra?

At the KumoAPI default channel price, GPT-5.5 input costs 5 Credits / M and GPT-5.6 Terra input costs 2 Credits / M, so GPT-5.6 Terra is 60% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Which has the larger context window, GPT-5.5 or GPT-5.6 Terra?

GPT-5.5 offers 1.05M tokens, GPT-5.6 Terra offers 1.05M tokens.

Can I switch between GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.6 Terra at any time?

Yes. KumoAPI calls every model with the same API key; switching is just changing the model field in the request, and billing is split per model in one console.

How do the capabilities of GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.6 Terra differ?

Their capability flags are identical. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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