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GPT-5.6 Terra vs Claude Sonnet 5

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Language Models · verified 13 Aug 2026

GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAIcurrent
Claude Sonnet 5Anthropiccurrent
3 slots left
SpecificationGPT-5.6 TerraClaude Sonnet 5
SummaryBalanced tier of the GPT-5.6 family.Near-Opus quality on coding and agentic work at Sonnet cost.
Context1M+1M
Input ($/Mtok)$3
Output ($/Mtok)$15
LicenceProprietaryProprietary
Max output128K
Model IDclaude-sonnet-5
CategoryLanguage ModelsLanguage Models
OfficialOpenAIAnthropic

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GPT-5.6 Terra

Balanced tier of the GPT-5.6 family.

Best for general production.

Full spec sheet →

Claude Sonnet 5

  • Adaptive thinking on by default
  • New tokenizer — roughly 30% more tokens for the same text
  • Introductory $2/$10 through 31 Aug 2026

Best for high-volume production.

Full spec sheet →