CompareAI models
- GPT-5.5 InstantOpenAI
- GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI
ReasoningCodingCost efficiencyContext windowMultimodalTool use
| Model | Reasoning | Coding | Cost efficiency | Context window | Multimodal | Tool use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.5 Instant | 100/100 | No data | 7/100 | 72/100 | 50/100 | No data |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 50/100 | 87/100 | 19/100 | 99/100 | 50/100 | 83/100 |
Overview
Author
Context length
400K
1.1M
Reasoning
True
True
Input modalities
Text, Image, Pdf
Text, Image, Pdf
Output modalities
Text
Text
Providers
Pricing
Input
$5.00/ 1M
$2.00/ 1M
Output
$30/ 1M
$12/ 1M
Cached input
$0.50/ 1M
$0.20/ 1M
MomentumLast 2 mo
Unique users
No usage
No usage
Completed sessions
No usage
No usage
Token share
No usage
No usage
Tokens
No usage
No usage
No trend data
No trend data
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