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Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 7.8 vs 7.8. GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.523 vs $2.126. GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) is faster at 6.85s vs 28.08s, with pass rates of 65.2% vs 69.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-20

Rank
#67
Total Output Tokens
120,427
Response Time (avg)
28.08s
Total Cost
$2.126
Rank
#66
Total Output Tokens
30,349
Response Time (avg)
6.85s
Total Cost
$0.523
Recommended model GPT-5.6 Terra (medium)

It has the best score here (7.8), while costing about 4.1x less than Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-17 GPT-5.6 Terra GPT-5.6 Terra medium Release: 2026-07-09
Score 7.8 7.8
Rank #67 #66
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.5 9.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.2% 69.7%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 15.182 4.603
Total Cost $2.126 $0.523
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $12.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 106,316 79,184
Output Tokens 79,338 4,878
Reasoning Tokens 41,089 25,471
Response Time (avg) 28.08s 6.85s
Response Time (max) 140.96s 41.68s
Response Time (total) 421.15s 150.65s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) ~1T total (~60B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#67 Claude Sonnet 4.6

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#66 GPT-5.6 Terra

medium
Cost
$0.035
Time
16.3s
Tokens
2,418 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 5.7 6.6 44.4% 1 33.29s 6,995 16,089 3,686
GPT-5.6 Terra 6.1 7.2 55.6% 1 7.19s 7,302 427 4,527

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