OpenAI releases low-cost new model GPT-6.1 Terra, with a cost per task about one-ninth of Claude Opus 5.5
OpenAI releases new model GPT-6.1 Terra, featuring lower costs for complex tasks requiring visual reasoning and desktop software operation, opening to Plus, Pro, Enterprise, and Edu users on October 27, available in ChatGPT Work and Codex, with the API model identifier as gpt-6.1-terra.
Why it matters: The original text provides multiple benchmarks and cost per task comparisons, allowing readers to judge the trade-offs of low-cost models in desktop automation.








