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OpenAI launches cost-efficient GPT-6.1 Terra, challenging task completion costs

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OpenAI has released GPT-6.1 Terra, a new model designed for efficiency and cost-effectiveness in high-volume automation tasks. While its API price is 50% lower than previous generations like GPT-5.6 Terra, the author emphasizes that the true cost is determined by the price per accepted task, which includes model spend and human cleanup. GPT-6.1 Terra demonstrates significant improvements in speed, factual accuracy, and performance on benchmarks like Terminal-Bench 4.0, outperforming GPT-5.6 Terra in various reasoning and coding tasks. However, for the most complex coding work, OpenAI still recommends models like GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol. AI

IMPACT Sets a new benchmark for cost-per-task efficiency, potentially lowering operational costs for high-volume AI applications.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card and benchmark data. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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OpenAI launches cost-efficient GPT-6.1 Terra, challenging task completion costs

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · ServBay ·

    Half the Token Price, 13 the Bill: How I Measure Model Cost Per Accepted Task

    <h2> I Started With the Price, Then Did the Arithmetic </h2> <p>OpenAI cut the headline rate again. GPT-6.1 Terra's standard API price is $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens, about 50% lower than the previous generation.</p> <p>My first reaction was the s…

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