OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra on Monday, a faster and cheaper AI model built for routine office computer work. According to The Next Web, the new release replaces GPT-5.6 Terra and sits below Sol and Astra but above Luna in the company lineup.
Key takeaways
- OpenAI launched GPT-6.1 Terra on Monday as a cheaper replacement for GPT-5.6 Terra.
- The model can look at screens, click, type, and move between applications.
- Developers pay one dollar per million input tokens and five dollars per million output tokens.
- The system reaches the Critical level for cybersecurity skills under the Preparedness Framework.
What can GPT-6.1 Terra do for office work?
The main update is a feature called computer use. The model can view a display, understand the contents, and take actions by typing, clicking, and switching between programs just like a human operator does.
The Next Web reports that businesses can use the system to process incoming invoices by reading each document and entering details into accounting software. Other tasks include filling out forms, writing proposals, editing videos, and reading technical drawings.
How does the new OpenAI model compare on cost and performance?
The system excels at image understanding tasks. In company tests, the software turned architectural designs into a 3D model and created a time-coded log for a film restoration team by watching an animated movie shot by shot.
According to The Next Web, the model scored 15 percentage points higher than GPT-5.6 Terra while costing about a third as much. It also matched GPT-6 Astra performance at a tenth of the price. On a test of difficult questions, its error rate dropped from 53.6% to 16.7% at the lowest setting.
What happens next?
The release arrives after a setback last month when OpenAI cancelled GPT-6.1 Astra following internal safety test failures. The company notes that Terra is more likely than its predecessor to stay inside assigned boundaries and inform users about its limits.
Users can access the software starting today through ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Enterprise, and Edu tiers, as well as the Codex coding platform. Developers are charged half the price of the previous version, paying $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens.
Frequently asked questions
GPT-6.1 Terra is an AI model released by OpenAI on Monday. It is built for routine computer work and office tasks, replacing GPT-5.6 Terra.
Developers pay $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens, which is half the price of the previous GPT-5.6 Terra model.
Computer use is a core capability where the model can look at a computer screen, understand what is shown, and take action by clicking, typing, and moving between apps.
The model is available to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Enterprise, and Edu users, and inside Codex, OpenAI's coding tool.
Terra reaches the Critical level for cybersecurity skills under OpenAI's Preparedness Framework and solved about half the tasks in a command line coding test.
Based on reporting by The Next Web. Read the original article
