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GPT-5.6 Terra API

OpenAI·Vision· 79.0% success (7d)

GPT-5.6 Terra — balanced GPT-5.6 model for everyday coding, reasoning, agentic workflows, multimodal inputs, and prompt caching.

1.1M Context 128.0K out $2,840.00 capacity 7.8K req/24h $3.12 24h volume
Input
Text Image File
Output
Text

Pricing

Cheapest live price, per 1 million tokens.

Input / 1M tokens

$0.04396% off

$1.00 OpenRouter

Output / 1M tokens

$0.25996% off

$6.00 OpenRouter

Cache read / 1M

$0.300

Repeated prompt prefixes

Cache write / 1M

$3.75

Writing to the prompt cache

Cache read is the discounted rate for repeated prompt prefixes (system prompts, agent context).

Capabilities · 13

Vision Reasoning Effort: low / medium / high Tool calling Parallel tools JSON mode JSON schema Web search File input PDF Prompt caching Streaming Seed

Specifications

Context window
1.1M
Max output
128K
Type
Vision
Creator
OpenAI
Live sellers
121
Requests / 24h
7,772

Price history · 60 days

Sep 5 — Nov 4▼ 57.38% vs last week
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Estimated monthly cost

30 days at the cheapest live price.

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1,000 req/day · 2K in · 0.5K out
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$150.00 OpenRouter
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AI Agent
100 req/day · 50K in · 5K out
$10.35/mo
$240.00 OpenRouter

Quick start

OpenAI-compatible — change the base URL and key. Get a key from the dashboard.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.qubax.ai/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_QUBAX_API_KEY",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-5.6-terra",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

About GPT-5.6 Terra

GPT-5.6 Terra is a multimodal language model developed by OpenAI. It's particularly well-suited for analyzing images, screenshots, and visual content, tackling complex, multi-step reasoning problems, orchestrating tool-using agents that call APIs and external services, grounding responses in real-time web search results, producing structured outputs for reliable data extraction and handling large contexts of up to 1.1M tokens. Its 1.1M-token context window means you can pass in entire documents, codebases, or conversation histories without losing context. It can write up to 128K tokens in a single response.

As of Nov 4, 2026, GPT-5.6 Terra costs $0.043 per 1M input tokens and $0.259 per 1M output tokens on Qubax, versus $1.00 / $6.00 on OpenRouter (96% less on input). A typical 1,000 chat requests (2K tokens in, 500 out) come to about $0.22. Measured availability over the last 7 days: 79.0%. 121 independent compute providers currently serve it, so requests fail over automatically. It handled 7,772 requests on Qubax in the last 24 hours. Pay with USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH or 350+ other coins — no credit card required.

Visual Analysis
Analyze images, screenshots, diagrams, and visual content
Complex Reasoning
Multi-step problem solving, math, and logical analysis
Function Calling
Build agents and tool-using applications
Long Documents
Process entire codebases, books, or lengthy conversations
Chat & Conversation
Build AI chatbots and conversational assistants

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Frequently asked questions

How much does the GPT-5.6 Terra API cost?

On Qubax, GPT-5.6 Terra costs $0.043 per 1M input tokens and $0.259 per 1M output tokens. This is 96% cheaper than OpenRouter's price of $1.00 per 1M input tokens.

Is the GPT-5.6 Terra API compatible with OpenAI?

Yes. Qubax provides an OpenAI-compatible API. You can use GPT-5.6 Terra as a drop-in replacement by changing your base URL to https://api.qubax.ai/v1 and using your Qubax API key. It works with Cline, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes Agent, and any tool that supports OpenAI APIs.

Why is GPT-5.6 Terra cheaper on Qubax than OpenRouter?

Qubax sources AI inference from an open compute marketplace on the Base blockchain where GPU providers compete on price. We pass the savings to you — 96% cheaper than OpenRouter's price for GPT-5.6 Terra.

How do I pay for GPT-5.6 Terra API usage?

Qubax uses prepaid crypto credits. Top up with USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH, SOL or 350+ other coins and your balance is deducted as you use the API. No credit card or KYC required.

What is the context window of GPT-5.6 Terra?

GPT-5.6 Terra supports a context window of 1.1M tokens, allowing you to process large documents, codebases, or long conversations in a single request.

What can I build with GPT-5.6 Terra?

You can use GPT-5.6 Terra to analyze images and visual content, tackle complex multi-step reasoning tasks, build autonomous agents that call external tools and APIs, answer questions with real-time web search, generate structured JSON output for data pipelines and process long documents and entire codebases. Because it's served through Qubax's OpenAI-compatible API, integration into existing apps, agents, or workflows takes just a few lines of code.

How fast and reliable is GPT-5.6 Terra on Qubax?

Measured time to first token (p95) on Qubax is 9.1s. Its 7-day success rate is 79.0%. Responses stream token by token. 121 sellers serve it, so if one is slow or down the request moves to the next.

GPT-5.6 Terra vs Kimi K3: which should I choose?

GPT-5.6 Terra by OpenAI and Kimi K3 by Moonshot AI are both strong models in a similar price tier. GPT-5.6 Terra excels at complex reasoning and supports vision/image inputs. Kimi K3 comes from a different lab and may have different strengths depending on your workload. On Qubax, GPT-5.6 Terra starts at $0.043/1M input tokens versus Kimi K3's $0.064/1M — making GPT-5.6 Terra the more cost-effective option for high-volume workloads. Both are available on Qubax with crypto payments and OpenAI-compatible APIs, so you can try each and switch freely.

Can I use GPT-5.6 Terra for commercial projects?

Yes. GPT-5.6 Terra on Qubax can be used for commercial purposes. You own the outputs you generate. Qubax provides the API infrastructure — you bring your use case.

Why use GPT-5.6 Terra on Qubax?

96% cheaper

Providers compete on price — you get the cheapest healthy seller.

Pay with crypto

350+ coins (BTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, USDC). No card, no KYC.

OpenAI & Anthropic compatible

Drop-in base URL. Works with Cline, Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs.

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