GPT-5.2 (xhigh) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (medium)

OpenAI · OpenAI · catalog 2026-09-14

GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) beats GPT-5.2 (xhigh): cheaper ($1.74 vs $1.869/M) and at least as smart (index 30.4 vs 30.4).
GPT-5.2 (xhigh)GPT-5.6 Terra (medium)
Speed (tok/s)64.7 measured85.4 measured
Blended $/M$1.869 derived$1.74 derived
Intelligence index30.4 measured30.4 measured
TTFT (ms)7228 measured181 measured
Context400k list—
Coding indexnot measured for both
Agentic indexnot measured for both

GPT-5.2 (xhigh) card · GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) card · 3D observatory

Verdicts use price×intelligence dominance only, and only where both sides are measured; null cells stay null with their provenance (em-dash = not in catalog). Percentile-free by design — this page compares two models, not the field. Generated page — do not hand-edit.