GPT Terra

OpenAI · lightweight line

9 releases since 2023Latest: GPT-5.6 Terra

The newest GPT Terra model is GPT-5.6 Terra, released on July 9, 2026. Until GPT-5.4 mini (March 2026), OpenAI called this tier “mini”. It has been 107 days since then and the line's usual gap is 114 days, so by its own rhythm the next GPT Terra model is due.

Where the line stands

How long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

GPT Terra

OpenAI · lightweight line

Latest: GPT-5.6 Terra · Jul 9, 2026

Due107 days since the last release · usual gap 114 days

The mid tier of the GPT-5.6 trio (Sol / Terra / Luna), positioned by OpenAI as the balanced everyday model: $2 per million input tokens and $12 per million output tokens after the 30 July price cut.

What changed in GPT-5.6 Terra →
Days since last release
107
days
Usual gap
114
days
Recent gaps
GPT-5.6 Terra · Jul 2026
114
GPT-5.4 mini · Mar 2026
222
GPT-5 mini · Aug 2025
113
o4-mini · Apr 2025
75

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Every GPT Terra release

Newest first — what each version changed versus the one before, in OpenAI's own numbers.

Jul
9
2026

The mid tier of the GPT-5.6 trio (Sol / Terra / Luna), positioned by OpenAI as the balanced everyday model: $2 per million input tokens and $12 per million output tokens after the 30 July price cut.

Sources: OpenAI · OpenAI
Jul
18
2024

A small GPT-4o model for developers at $0.15 / $0.60 per 1M tokens, with a 128,000-token context window.

Sources: OpenAI
Mar
1
2023

GPT-3.5 Turbo brought the model behind ChatGPT to OpenAI's API at $0.002 per 1K tokens, 10x cheaper than OpenAI's existing GPT-3.5 models.

Compared with GPT-3.5 · comparison chosen by OpenAI

Costs developers a tenth as much as OpenAI's earlier GPT-3.5 models

Price per 1M tokens — what developers pay, input / output

$2 / $2

▲ launch price, $0.002 per 1K tokens · 10x cheaper than OpenAI's existing GPT-3.5 models

Sources: OpenAI · TechCrunch