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GPT-6.1 Terra: OpenAI's new model is built to operate your computer

On October 26, 2026, OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra. The model is designed to operate apps and websites on its own – according to OpenAI, much faster and at half the price of its predecessors.

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What GPT-6.1 Terra is

Terra is a mid-sized model that understands what's on screen and can control mouse and keyboard – known as “computer use”. OpenAI's examples include filling out forms, interpreting technical drawings, simple video editing, repetitive desktop work and drafting proposals.

Availability and pricing

  • ChatGPT: for Plus, Pro, Enterprise and Edu users, via ChatGPT Work and Codex.
  • API: as gpt-6.1-terra at $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens. OpenAI says that's half the price of GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-6.1 Sol.

What OpenAI claims

According to OpenAI's own testing, Terra completes tasks more than three times faster than GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol. On Terminal-Bench 4.0 at maximum effort it solves 50.3% of tasks, compared with 21.5% for its predecessor. These are vendor figures, not independent measurements. For the hardest coding work, OpenAI still recommends its larger Sol and Astra models.

What this means for you

  • AI that operates software on its own is getting faster and cheaper – which makes it realistic for routine office work, not just for developers.
  • Good candidates are rule-based tasks: forms, moving data from one system to another, preparing standard proposals.
  • You still need to check the results, especially when the AI clicks or submits things in live systems.
Luigi Lugmayr

Luigi's take

I think Terra matters more than many big model updates, because the point isn't “smarter” but “cheap enough for everyday work”. That's what decides whether AI actually lands in a mid-sized company or stays an experiment.

My advice for professionals and teams: don't try to automate a whole process at once. For one week, write down the clicking work you keep repeating, then pick a single task to test with AI – with a clear check at the end. If you know your routine, every new model generation pays off right away.

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OpenAI: Introducing GPT-6.1 Terra

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This article was researched and written with AI assistance. Responsible: Luigi Lugmayr.

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