OpenAI
GPT 6
gpt-6.1-terra
OpenAI's GPT-6 family of text models, layered by task difficulty: Astra targets the hardest end-to-end tasks, while Sol balances strong reasoning with everyday cost, with enhanced coding, math, and agentic workflows
- Context window
- 1,050,000
- Input
- Max output
- 128,000 tokens
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2026-06-01
- Release date
- 2026-10-26
Pricing
gpt-6.1-terra /1M tokens
| Specifications | Unit Price |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.250 |
| Cached input | $0.0125 |
| Output | $1.250 |
| Cache write (5 min) | $0.3125 |
Overview
Positioning Overview
GPT-6.1-terra is a text generation model in the OpenAI GPT 6 series, accessed through the unified HiAPI.ai interface. The series is centered on text output and covers coding, mathematical reasoning, and multi-step agentic tasks; the family that terra belongs to leans toward stronger reasoning on complex analysis and code-related tasks. It suits developers who need to integrate general conversation and reasoning capabilities into their applications and are billed by token, for use cases such as code assistance, research summarization, and multi-step task orchestration.
Core Highlights
- Supports multi-step agentic workflows — the series covers multi-step tasks such as operating computers and browsers, and can handle automated processes that require continuous judgment.
- Token-based billing, with costs scaling with usage — input and output are metered by token, making it easy to estimate and allocate costs based on call volume and context length.
- Balances reasoning quality with everyday use — the series performs strongly on coding and math tasks and is suited to complex everyday tasks rather than simple Q&A alone.
Capabilities
Code development and review: Can be used for feature development and code review within small codebases, producing text results that feed directly into the development workflow.
Mathematical and analytical reasoning: Geared toward math and analysis tasks that require judgment, and suited to feeding reasoning conclusions downstream in text form.
Multi-step task orchestration: Supports agentic multi-step workflows, chaining decomposed subtasks into a single continuous generation.
Context reuse and caching: The series supports prompt caching, allowing recurring context to be reused and reducing the overhead of repeated input.
Use Cases
- Feature development and code review for developers — input code snippets and requirement descriptions to produce change suggestions or review comments for day-to-day iteration on small codebases.
- Summaries and draft writing for researchers — based on clearly stated questions and key-point materials, produce research summaries or article drafts for subsequent human editing.
- Multi-step process automation for business teams — hand steps such as form filling and process confirmation to the model to chain together, producing structured text results for systems to execute.
- Focused tasks in high-concurrency scenarios — for batch text tasks with a well-defined scope, controlling unit cost through token-based billing.
Limitations and Selection Advice
It provides text output only and does not support multimodal input or output such as images or audio. The series includes multiple variants, and the choice must match task difficulty and call frequency; a poor choice can affect cost or results. The specific parameters and capabilities of this model are subject to the interface declaration at the time of integration. The model is a closed-source solution, so weights cannot be deployed locally or modified, making it unsuitable for scenarios requiring on-premises deployment or weight customization. If the task is mainly about ultra-long context or strong multimodality, evaluate other models.
What's new
View changelog →- New model gpt-6-astra model now available
- New model New model gpt-6.1-sol is now available
- Parameter change gpt-6.1-sol API contract parameter update
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