GPT-5.6 Terra vs GPT-Image-2

GPT-5.6 Terra (OpenAI) versus GPT-Image-2 (OpenAI): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the WandAPI default channel price. Input costs 0.6 Credits / M for GPT-5.6 Terra and 1.5 Credits / M for GPT-Image-2, so GPT-5.6 Terra is 60% cheaper.

GPT-5.6 Terragpt-5.6-terra
OpenAI
Input (prompt)
0.6Credits / M
≈ $0.0912
Output (completion)
3.6Credits / M
≈ $0.547
1.05M context · 128K output95% off
GPT-5.6 Terra details
Input (prompt)
1.5Credits / M
≈ $0.228
Output (completion)
9Credits / M
≈ $1.37
— context · — output95% off
GPT-Image-2 details
Lower input price
GPT-5.6 Terra
60% cheaper
More exclusive capabilities
GPT-5.6 Terra
Function Calling, Reasoning, Response Schema

Specs side by side

Item
GPT-5.6 Terragpt-5.6-terra
GPT-Image-2gpt-image-2
Input (prompt) · Credits / M0.6≈ $0.09121.5≈ $0.228
Output (completion) · Credits / M3.6≈ $0.5479≈ $1.37
Cache read · Credits / M0.060.375
Context window1.05M—
Max output128K—
7-day uptime——
Latest probe latency——
Measured throughput50.2 t/s37.4 t/s
ProtocolsOpenAI Responses—
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)13.2≈ $2.0133≈ $5.02

Prices are the WandAPI default channel price in Credits (1 Credit = ¥1); green marks the better side. Uptime and latency come from WandAPI probes; a dash means the model is not probed yet.

Capabilities

CapabilityGPT-5.6 TerraGPT-Image-2
Vision
Prompt Caching
Function Calling
Reasoning
Response Schema
Streaming
Audio
Video
File Input
Web Search
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.6 Terra or GPT-Image-2?

At the WandAPI default channel price, GPT-5.6 Terra input costs 0.6 Credits / M and GPT-Image-2 input costs 1.5 Credits / M, so GPT-5.6 Terra is 60% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Can I switch between GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-Image-2 at any time?

Yes. WandAPI calls every model with the same API key; switching is just changing the model field in the request, and billing is split per model in one console.

How do the capabilities of GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-Image-2 differ?

Only GPT-5.6 Terra: Function Calling, Reasoning, Response Schema, Streaming. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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