OpenAI releases lower-priced GPT-6.1 Terra model

OpenAI has released GPT-6.1 Terra, a lower-priced model designed for computer-based and professional tasks, and says it improves on its predecessor in factuality, coding and visual reasoning. It is available through ChatGPT Work, Codex and the OpenAI API, with standard API prices half those of GPT-5.6 Terra. The new model is built to interpret what appears on a screen and interact with software by clicking, typing and moving between applications. OpenAI describes possible uses including reading invoices and entering their details into accounting software, filling out forms, drafting proposals, interpreting technical drawings and editing videos. Standard API access costs $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens, compared with $2 and $12, respectively, for GPT-5.6 Terra. Cached input tokens cost $0.05 per million. OpenAI also made Terra available to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Enterprise and Edu users in ChatGPT Work and Codex. OpenAI’s evaluations report gains on several benchmarks. On its error-inducing-prompt test, Terra’s error rate at low reasoning effort was 16.7%, compared with 53.6% for GPT-5.6 Terra. At maximum effort, OpenAI reported a 4.3% error rate, 18...