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title: "OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra, halving API prices for mid-range model"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/openai-releases-gpt-6-1-terra-halving-api-prices-for-mid-range-model-9dc21f
source_name: "The Decoder"
source_url: https://the-decoder.com/gpt-6-1-terra-halves-openais-api-prices-and-still-gains-ground-on-its-larger-models/
published: 2026-10-26T20:30:55.000Z
topics: ["llms", "products"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra, halving API prices for mid-range model

*2026-10-26 · Source: [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com/gpt-6-1-terra-halves-openais-api-prices-and-still-gains-ground-on-its-larger-models/)*

OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra, a mid-range model that cuts API prices in half compared with its predecessor. Analysts say it narrows the gap to OpenAI's larger models, especially on everyday computing tasks and AI-driven computer control.

**Why it matters:** Halving prices while gaining capability pushes the cost of agent workloads down just as OpenAI reportedly courts Anthropic customers with steep discounts. Cheaper computer-use models make long-running agents economically viable at scale, and put pricing pressure on rivals ahead of Anthropic's IPO.

**Topics:** llms, products

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