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GPT-5.6 Terra vs Kimi K3
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2/6 models| Organization | ||
| OpenTools Score | 78 11.1 | 81 9.0 |
| Family | GPT-5.6 | Kimi |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Release Date | Jul 2026 | — |
| Context Window | 1.1M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Input Price | $2.00/M tokens | $3.00/M tokens |
| Output Price | $12.00/M tokens | $15.00/M tokens |
| Pricing Notes | OpenAI pricing page lists $2.50 input and $15 output per 1M tokens, with GPT-5.6 cache-write and cache-read pricing. | Official Kimi pricing lists kimi-k3 at $3.00 per 1M cache-miss input tokens, $0.30 per 1M cache-hit input tokens, and $15.00 per 1M output tokens. Official troubleshooting docs say max_completion_tokens defaults to 131,072 and maximum output length is 1024*1024 minus prompt tokens. |
| Capabilities | textvisionreasoningcodingtool-useweb-searchfile-searchcomputer-useagents | textvisionreasoningcodingtool-usestructured-outputjson-modelong-contextagentic |
| Training Cutoff | Feb 16, 2026 | — |
| Max Output | 128K tokens | 131K tokens |
| API Identifier | gpt-5.6-terra | kimi-k3 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 | 42.3 indexartificial-analysis | 43.8 indexartificial-analysis |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 | — | 44 indexhttps://artificialanalysis.ai/models/kimi-k3 |
| GPQA Diamond | 92.5%artificial-analysis | 93.5%artificial-analysis |
| SciCode | 55%artificial-analysis | 59.5%artificial-analysis |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 88%artificial-analysis | 85%artificial-analysis |
| View GPT-5.6 Terra | View Kimi K3 | |
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| Model | Input | Output | Total / mo | vs Best |
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| GPT-5.6 TerraCheapest | $2.00 | $6.00 | $8.00 | — |
| Kimi K3 | $3.00 | $7.50 | $10.50 | +31% |
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OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Terra
GPT-5.6 Terra is OpenAI balanced GPT-5.6 model for teams that need strong reasoning and agentic performance at lower cost than Sol. OpenAI model docs list a 1.05M token context window, 128K max output, and support for functions, web search, file search, and computer use.
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Kimi K3
Kimi K3 is Moonshot AI open-weight 2.8T-parameter flagship model for long-horizon coding, end-to-end knowledge work, reasoning, and native multimodal understanding. Official Kimi documentation lists the API model ID kimi-k3, a 1M-token context window, automatic context caching, tool calls, JSON mode, structured outputs, and always-on reasoning effort controls.
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