GPT-5.6 Terravs.Qwen 3.8 27B
Which one is better?
GPT-5.6 Terra is clearly ahead in the overall index, but costs 50 times (input) and 4.8 times (output) as much per token.
52
GPT-5.6 Terra
Rank 21 to 31
11
Qwen 3.8 27B
Rank 44 to 57
131
GPT-5.6 Terra
fairly fast
40
Qwen 3.8 27B
slow
$4.50
GPT-5.6 Terra
expensive
$0.66
Qwen 3.8 27B
fairly cheap
GPT-5.6 Terra
- Subscription
Free to use at OpenAI (ChatGPT Free), more from €8 a month (ChatGPT Go). Through other providers from ≈ €6.36 a month (ElevenLabs Starter, with limited credits). 58 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$2 input, $12 output per 1M tokens, unchanged since our price tracking began on Aug 14, 2026.
- Note
- There is a successor: GPT-6.1 Terra (rank 12 to 27, $1 input, $5 output).
Qwen 3.8 27B
- Subscription
No Alibaba subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €1.06 a month (Command Code Go, with limited credits). 10 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$0.04 input, $2.50 output per 1M tokens according to the provider; the price index has listed it at $0.42 and $3 since Oct 27, 2026.
Overall index with data through Oct 29, 2026 · Prices from Oct 29, 2026 · Speed: measured by Artificial Analysis · Subscriptions as of Oct 24, 2026 · Subscription prices incl. VAT
Where is the difference?
Values from 0 to 100 per task area. We only name a winner when the gap is large enough and there are enough tests.
GPT-5.6 Terra ahead: 9Qwen 3.8 27B ahead: 0level: 0too little data: 1of 10 areas
AreaGPT-5.6 TerraQwen 3.8 27B0 to 100, higher is betterResult
Areas in the overall index
CodingGPT-5.6 Terra aheadGPT-5.6 Terra: 60Qwen 3.8 27B: 13
ReasoningGPT-5.6 Terra aheadGPT-5.6 Terra: 57Qwen 3.8 27B: 6
MathematicsGPT-5.6 Terra aheadGPT-5.6 Terra: 55Qwen 3.8 27B: 8
KnowledgeGPT-5.6 Terra aheadGPT-5.6 Terra: 33Qwen 3.8 27B: 5
AgentsGPT-5.6 Terra aheadGPT-5.6 Terra: 51Qwen 3.8 27B: 21
Generalonly GPT-5.6 Terra has a scoreGPT-5.6 Terra: 59Qwen 3.8 27B: not enough data
MultimodalGPT-5.6 Terra aheadGPT-5.6 Terra: 46Qwen 3.8 27B: 13
Specialist fields
FinanceGPT-5.6 Terra aheadGPT-5.6 Terra: 54Qwen 3.8 27B: 34
LegalGPT-5.6 Terra aheadGPT-5.6 Terra: 54Qwen 3.8 27B: 23
HealthGPT-5.6 Terra aheadGPT-5.6 Terra: 35Qwen 3.8 27B: 3
Show 3 more areas that do not count toward the overall index
AreaGPT-5.6 TerraQwen 3.8 27B0 to 100, higher is betterResult
CybersecurityGPT-5.6 Terra aheadGPT-5.6 Terra: 67Qwen 3.8 27B: 19
Productivityonly GPT-5.6 Terra has a scoreGPT-5.6 Terra: 42Qwen 3.8 27B: not enough data
Educationonly GPT-5.6 Terra has a scoreGPT-5.6 Terra: 55Qwen 3.8 27B: not enough data
See for yourself: same task, one attempt
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.
GPT-5.6 Terra
Reasoning (requested): high
Current attempt
- Run date
- Sep 7, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- openai/gpt-5.6-terra
- API model reported in response
- openai/gpt-5.6-terra
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Pinned endpoint
- OpenAI | openai/gpt-5.6-terra-20260709
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
- Response time
- 64.6 s
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
Qwen 3.8 27B
Not tested yet
Prompt and test conditions
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Task origin (Simon Willison)SVG short test
SVG short test
One SVG task with the same fixed settings for every model, without hidden thinking.
Shared test round: 43b8c5c46830
GPT-5.6 Terra
Unavailable in this round
Qwen 3.8 27B
Test details
API reports 0 reasoning tokensAPI model: qwen/qwen3.8-27b865 output tokensAll data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Terra | Qwen 3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall index0 to 100, higher is better | 52 | 11 |
| Rank | Rank 21 to 31 of 95 | Rank 44 to 57 of 95 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $2above 272,000 tokens: $4 | $0.04 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $12above 272,000 tokens: $18 | $2.50 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 131 | 40 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,580 A4 pages | 262,144 tokens≈ 390 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | Feb 16, 2026 | n/a |
| Released | Jul 9, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Active |
| Open weights | no | yes |
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Shared 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.
A: GPT-5.6 TerraB: Qwen 3.8 27B
AA-Omniscience AccuracyOverall · higher is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 40.5%Qwen 3.8 27B: 17.9%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateOverall · lower is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 91.3%Qwen 3.8 27B: 65.4%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Code MigrationOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 47.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 14.2%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
CritPt v2Overall · higher is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 17.4%Qwen 3.8 27B: 0.0%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CyberBench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 72.1%Qwen 3.8 27B: 67.8%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
EMBOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 66.2%Qwen 3.8 27B: 59.7%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 54.4%Qwen 3.8 27B: 48.6%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
GDPval-AAOverall · higher is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 1,274.77 eloQwen 3.8 27B: 1,389.29 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GPQA DiamondOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 90.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 88.9%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
IOIOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 87.6%Qwen 3.8 27B: 39.1%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
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Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 41.3%Qwen 3.8 27B: 36.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LegalBenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 85.1%Qwen 3.8 27B: 82.4%Vals AIAs of 10/13/2026
LiveCodeBenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 85.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 84%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
MedCodeOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 43.4%Qwen 3.8 27B: 28.7%Vals AIAs of 10/13/2026
MedScribeOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 82.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 83.8%Vals AIAs of 10/13/2026
MMLU ProOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 86.7%Qwen 3.8 27B: 84.3%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
MMMU ProOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 86.5%Qwen 3.8 27B: 83.9%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
MMMU-ProOverall · higher is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 76.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 74.2%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
MortgageTaxOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 67.3%Qwen 3.8 27B: 64.9%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
ProgramBenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 0.5%Qwen 3.8 27B: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
ProofBench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 74%Qwen 3.8 27B: 16%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
SkillsBenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 58.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 38.1%Vals AIAs of 09/27/2026
SWE-bench VerifiedOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 95.4%Qwen 3.8 27B: 86%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
Tax Agent BenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 30%Qwen 3.8 27B: 30.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
TaxEval v2Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 76.2%Qwen 3.8 27B: 70.9%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
Terminal-Bench 2.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 77.5%Qwen 3.8 27B: 58.4%Vals AIAs of 10/01/2026
Terminal-Bench-ScienceOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 10%Qwen 3.8 27B: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/25/2026
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 74.6%Qwen 3.8 27B: 64.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
AA-Omniscience AccuracyOverall · higher is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 32.6%Qwen 3.8 27B: 9.1%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateOverall · lower is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 95.6%Qwen 3.8 27B: 18.0%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Code MigrationCLI · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 40.4%Qwen 3.8 27B: 2.2%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
CritPt v2Overall · higher is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 2.0%Qwen 3.8 27B: 0.3%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CyberBench v1.1Patch · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 87.5%Qwen 3.8 27B: 83.9%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
EMBComps · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 62.2%Qwen 3.8 27B: 53.3%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Adjustments · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 49.7%Qwen 3.8 27B: 47.3%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
GDPval-AAOverall · higher is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 1,104.94 eloQwen 3.8 27B: 1,082.47 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GPQA DiamondFew-Shot CoT · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 89.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 88.9%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
IOIIOI 2024 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 85%Qwen 3.8 27B: 31.8%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 57.6%Qwen 3.8 27B: 45.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LegalBenchConclusion Tasks · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 90.3%Qwen 3.8 27B: 88.4%Vals AIAs of 10/13/2026
LiveCodeBenchEasy · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 97.2%Qwen 3.8 27B: 99.1%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
MMLU ProBiology · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 93%Qwen 3.8 27B: 91.5%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
MMMU-ProOverall · higher is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 66.7%Qwen 3.8 27B: 69.9%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
MortgageTaxNumerical Extraction · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 74.3%Qwen 3.8 27B: 69.4%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
ProgramBenchAlmost Resolved · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 15%Qwen 3.8 27B: 1%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
SkillsBenchNo Skills · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 48.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 19.1%Vals AIAs of 09/27/2026
SWE-bench Verified<15 min fix · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 96.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 90.2%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 16.7%Qwen 3.8 27B: 6.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
TaxEval v2Correctness · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 65.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 60.1%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
Terminal-Bench 2.1Easy · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 100%Qwen 3.8 27B: 50%Vals AIAs of 10/01/2026
Terminal-Bench-ScienceEarth Sciences · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 0%Qwen 3.8 27B: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/25/2026
AA-Omniscience AccuracyOverall · higher is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 41.3%Qwen 3.8 27B: 17.3%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateOverall · lower is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 90.1%Qwen 3.8 27B: 28.6%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Code MigrationCOBOL · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 70%Qwen 3.8 27B: 50%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
CritPt v2Overall · higher is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 27.1%Qwen 3.8 27B: 5.4%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CyberBench v1.1PoC · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 56.7%Qwen 3.8 27B: 51.7%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
EMBDataroom · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 82.2%Qwen 3.8 27B: 79.7%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)All-Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 42.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 36.8%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
GDPval-AAOverall · higher is betterGPT-5.6 Terra: 1,455.53 eloQwen 3.8 27B: 1,427.26 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GPQA DiamondZero-Shot CoT · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 91.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 88.9%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
IOIIOI 2025 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 77.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 48.5%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 88.8%Qwen 3.8 27B: 88.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LegalBenchInterpretation Tasks · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 83.2%Qwen 3.8 27B: 82%Vals AIAs of 10/13/2026
LiveCodeBenchHard · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-5.6 Terra: 72.9%Qwen 3.8 27B: 65.7%Vals AIAs of 09/01/2026
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