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OpenAI unveils GPT-6.1 Terra, cutting AI costs by half
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Fusion42 · 28 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
OpenAI has launched GPT-6.1 Terra, a faster and cheaper AI model that improves visual reasoning, coding, and complex task completion while halving API costs compared to previous models.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Frontier Models, and 20 sources have reported it between 26 Oct 2026 and 27 Oct 2026.
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Your AI projects can now run at half the previous token cost with better accuracy and speed, making sophisticated visual and coding tasks affordable to scale. This opens new cost-sensitive markets and demands you reassess your AI model choices this week.
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20 sources · first reported 26 Oct 2026 · latest 27 Oct 2026
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