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Claude Sonnet 5.5vs.GPT-5.6 Terra
Which one is better?
Claude Sonnet 5.5 performs better than GPT-5.6 Terra and is cheaper: GPT-5.6 Terra costs 1.2 times as much for output and about the same for input.
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Rank 5
GPT-5.6 Terra
Rank 31
Claude Sonnet 5.5
GPT-5.6 Terra
Claude Sonnet 5.5
GPT-5.6 Terra
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Rank 21 of 478
GPT-5.6 Terra
Above 272,000 tokens of context, GPT-5.6 Terra costs more: $4 input and $18 output per 1M tokens.
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Where is the difference?
Strengths at a glance
Sonnet 5.5GPT-5.6 TerraMedian of all ranked models
95 % range: Sonnet 5.5 119.5 to 130.9, GPT-5.6 Terra 98.7 to 110.4.
The same values and verdicts as the bars below. In the close-up the net starts at 80 points, just below the weaker model's lowest value; the reference group average is 100.
Sonnet 5.5 is ahead in 10 of 10 areas, GPT-5.6 Terra in none.
Sonnet 5.5 ahead: 10
Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
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Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs. GPT-5.6 Terra at the same effort
Both models measured at the same reasoning efforts. This shows whether a lead comes from the model or only from more compute.
The gap compares only the Artificial Analysis test series in which both models are measured at that effort. Tied below 3 points, ahead only beyond two standard errors.
Which model for which task?
Everyday tasks, translated from the area values above. Each row names the values it rests on.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs. GPT-5.6 Terra in our own test
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
Claude Sonnet 5.5

Oct 1, 2026 · 28 s · $0.04
Test details
- Run date
- Oct 1, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 3,886 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0389
- Response time
- 28.2 s
- API model reported in response
- anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5
- Pinned endpoint
- Anthropic | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
GPT-5.6 Terra

Sep 7, 2026 · 65 s · $0.04
Test details
- Run date
- Sep 7, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- openai/gpt-5.6-terra
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 3,373 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0405
- Response time
- 64.6 s
- API model reported in response
- openai/gpt-5.6-terra
- Pinned endpoint
- OpenAI | openai/gpt-5.6-terra-20260709
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
SVG short test
SVG short test
One SVG task with the same fixed settings for every model, without hidden thinking.
Prompt
Return only one standalone SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle. Use viewBox="0 0 800 600", simple shapes, two clearly visible wheels and a recognizable pelican with a long beak. At most 30 SVG elements and 1800 characters. No Markdown, explanations, comments, scripts, animation, CSS or external resources.
Claude Sonnet 5.5
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Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-5.6 Terra in the overall index
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Overall index (Gradually Meta-Score v5)
20 of 95 models
Popularity compared
How often the models are searched for, used and mentioned, on a scale from 0 to 100.
GPT-5.6 Terra has no popularity score yet.
Over time
Weekly values from October 18, 2026 to November 13, 2026
Claude Sonnet 5.5GPT-5.6 Terra
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | GPT-5.6 Terra |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall indexpoints, 100 = reference group average, higher is better | 121.9 | 100.9 |
| Rank | Rank 5 of 95 | Rank 31 of 95 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $2 | $2above 272,000 tokens: $4 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $10 | $12above 272,000 tokens: $18 |
| Cost per task (own tests)average of 3 original-protocol tasks both models passed (SVG short test not included) | $0.038 | $0.047 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 103 | 72 |
| Popularity | ||
| Popularitysearch, usage and mentions, 0 to 100 | 79Rank 21 of 478 | n/a |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,580 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | June 2026 | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Released | Sep 28, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Active |
| Open weights | no | no |
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Is there a better choice?
Overall index 106.5, rank 19$1 input and $5 output per 1M tokens
Sonnet 5.5 vs. GPT-6.1 TerraOverall index 127.0, rank 2$2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens
Sonnet 5.5 vs. Gemini 4 CarbonOverall index 130.9, rank 1$8 input and $40 output per 1M tokens
Sonnet 5.5 vs. Claude Fable 5.2Shared benchmarks
Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.
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