GPT 5.6 Terra vs Qwen 3.8 Max 0902

Pick a route and service tier under each model. Prices, the calculator and the verdicts follow your choice.

GPT 5.6 Terra
Qwen 3.8 Max 0902

At a glance

Generated from the rows below

Choose GPT 5.6 Terra for

  • The largest context window: 1,050,000 tokens
  • The most routes on Phaseo: 7

Choose Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 for

  • The lowest cost per typical request ($0.0058)
  • The only one that takes video
  • The longest output: 131,072 tokens

The models are statistically tied on the Epoch Capabilities Index: their 95% confidence intervals overlap.

Overview

Context window
1.05Mtokens (best)
1Mtokens
Max output
128Ktokens
131Ktokens (best)
Takes
Text, Images
Text, Images, Video
Returns
Text
Text
Routes on Phaseo
7 providers (best)
3 providers
Released
9 Jul 2026
2 Sept 2026

Pricing

Prices on the route and tier chosen under each model

OpenAI · StandardGMICloud · Standard
Input
$2.00/ 1M tokensinput tokens ≤ 272K: $2.00input tokens > 272K: $4.00
$1.65/ 1M tokens (best)
Output
$12.00/ 1M tokensinput tokens ≤ 272K: $12.00input tokens > 272K: $18.00
$4.951/ 1M tokens (best)
Cache read
$0.20/ 1M tokens (best)input tokens ≤ 272K: $0.20input tokens > 272K: $0.40
$0.206/ 1M tokens
Cache write
$2.50/ 1M tokensinput tokens ≤ 272K: $2.50input tokens > 272K: $5.00
$2.063/ 1M tokens (best)
Typical request2K tokens in, 500 out
$0.01
$0.0058 (best)

What will it cost?

Estimate a month of requests on the route and tier chosen for each model

ModelPer requestPer month
GPT 5.6 TerraOpenAI · Standard$0.01$300.00
Qwen 3.8 Max 0902GMICloud · Standard$0.0058$173.265

Uses the route and tier chosen under each model, over 30 days. Cached input is billed at the cache-read rate.

Performance

Live gateway traffic

Latency p50
No traffic in the last 5 days
No traffic in the last 5 days
Throughput p50
No traffic in the last 5 days
No traffic in the last 5 days
Requests, last 24 hours
None in the last 24 hours
None in the last 24 hours

Activity

Tokens sent through Phaseo each day over the last 30 days

  • Input
  • Output
  • Reasoning

5.16Ktokens, last 30 days

5.16K6 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests7 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests8 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests9 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests10 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests11 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests12 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests13 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests14 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests15 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests16 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests17 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests18 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests19 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests20 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests21 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests22 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests23 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests24 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests25 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests26 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests27 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests28 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests29 Oct: 5.16K tokens, 1 request30 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests31 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests1 Nov: 0 tokens, 0 requests2 Nov: 0 tokens, 0 requests3 Nov: 0 tokens, 0 requests4 Nov: 0 tokens, 0 requests
6 Oct4 Nov
Input
5.15K
Output
5
Reasoning
0
Requests
1

No traffic through Phaseo in the last 30 days

Features

Features from the parameters Phaseo routes support

Tool calling
Yes
Yes
Structured outputs
Yes
Yes
Reasoning effort
Yes
Yes
Web search
Yes
Yes
Prompt cachingon the chosen route
Yes
Yes
Quantisationon the chosen route
Not stated
Not stated

Benchmarks

Only results that two or more of the selected models report get a row

Compare at effort

Epoch Capabilities Index Independent

Higher is better · dot is the estimate, band is the 95% confidence interval · Epoch AI, CC BY 4.0

GPT 5.6 Terra160.1 95% CI 157.8–163.3
Qwen 3.8 Max 0902156.2 95% CI 153.7–159.2

Every interval overlaps, so these models are statistically tied on this index.

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index Independent

Higher is better · at Max effort · 1 of 2 models tested

GPT 5.6 Terra42.1
Qwen 3.8 Max 0902090245.4

Where they rank

The five leaders on each capability index, then the compared models. Each model at its best-scoring setting.

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index45 models ranked

  1. #1Claude Opus 5.559.1
  2. #2GPT-6 Astra56.9
  3. #3GPT-6.1 Sol54.6
  4. #4Claude Sonnet 5.554.5
  5. #5GPT-6.1 Terra51.3
  6. #15Qwen 3.8 Max 090233.7
  7. #17GPT 5.6 Terra32.2

Artificial Analysis Coding Index171 models ranked

  1. #1Claude Fable 5.181.6
  2. #2GPT 5.6 Sol78.3
  3. #3Claude Opus 578.0
  4. #4GPT-6 Astra77.1
  5. #5Grok 4.676.8
  6. #6GPT 5.6 Terra76.7
  7. #10Qwen 3.8 Max 090276.2

Artificial Analysis Agentic Index112 models ranked

  1. #1Claude Fable 5.157.9
  2. #2Claude Opus 556.5
  3. #3Qwen 3.8 Max 090256.0
  4. #4Muse Spark 1.355.5
  5. #5Qwen 3.8 Flash Next53.6
  6. #18GPT 5.6 Terra43.2

Epoch Capabilities Index164 models ranked

  1. #1GPT-6 Astra169.1
  2. #2Claude Opus 5.5168.4
  3. #3GPT-6.1 Terra168.1
  4. #4GPT-6.1 Sol167.8
  5. #5Claude Sonnet 5.5166.7
  6. #14GPT 5.6 Terra160.1
  7. #31Qwen 3.8 Max 0902156.2
Agentic
Artificial Analysis Agentic Indexmatched by effort level
43.2
56 (best)0902
Coding
Artificial Analysis Coding Indexmatched by effort level
76.7 (best)
76.20902
Cost
Artificial Analysis Evaluation Cost (USD)matched by effort level · lower is better
$2,501 (best)
$4,9350902
Artificial Analysis Evaluation Cost (USD)matched by effort level · lower is better
$3,250 (best)
$6,3540902
General
32.2
33.7 (best)0902
323.9 (best)
323.70902

Lab-reported results come from each lab’s own launch materials and may use different settings, so none is marked best. Independent results come from third-party evaluators.

Providers

Routes Phaseo serves today, standard-tier prices per 1M tokens

  • OpenAI
    OpenAI
    Input
    $2.00
    Output
    $12.00
    Cache read
    $0.20
    Context window
    1,050,000

    Standard, Batch, Flex, Priority

  • AtlasCloud
    AtlasCloud
    Input
    $2.00
    Output
    $12.00
    Cache read
    $0.20
    Context window
    1,050,000

    Standard

  • Azure
    Azure
    Input
    $2.00
    Output
    $12.00
    Cache read
    $0.20
    Context window
    1,050,000

    Standard

  • Inference.net
    Inference.net
    Input
    $2.00
    Output
    $12.00
    Cache read
    $0.20
    Context window
    1,050,000

    Standard

  • Venice
    Venice
    Input
    $2.00
    Output
    $12.00
    Cache read
    $0.20
    Context window
    1,000,000

    Standard

  • OpenAI (EU)
    OpenAI (EU)
    Input
    $2.20
    Output
    $13.20
    Cache read
    $0.22
    Context window
    1,050,000

    Standard, Batch, Flex, Priority

  • Amazon Bedrock
    Amazon Bedrock
    Input
    $2.20
    Output
    $13.20
    Cache read
    $0.22
    Context window
    1,050,000

    Standard, Flex, Priority

Standard-tier prices. The first row is the cheapest route; pick another under the model’s name at the top.

Also listed, not routed by Phaseo: 16 providers

Abacus, CrossModel, DigitalOcean, FastRouter, GMICloud, Inference, Kilo Gateway, NanoGPT, Ofox, OpenRouter, OrcaRouter, Perplexity Agent, Pioneer, Requesty, Vercel AI Gateway, ZenMux

Shown for reference: other gateways’ listings and routes Phaseo has retired or disabled.

Details

Knowledge cutoff
Feb 2026
Not published
Status
Available
Available
Licence
Proprietary
Proprietary
Subscription plans
25 plansChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Business Codex, ChatGPT Business Premium…
None mapped

GPT 5.6 Terra vs Qwen 3.8 Max 0902: side-by-side summary

GPT 5.6 Terra and Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 are both available through the Phaseo API, so switching between them is a change of model id rather than a new integration.

GPT 5.6 Terra is from OpenAI. It has a 1,050,000-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $12.00 per 1M output tokens.

Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 is from Qwen. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $1.65 per 1M input tokens and $4.951 per 1M output tokens.

GPT 5.6 Terra model details, providers and pricingQwen 3.8 Max 0902 model details, providers and pricing

GPT 5.6 Terra vs Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 at a glance

GPT 5.6 Terra and Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 compared on price, context window and benchmark score
AttributeGPT 5.6 TerraQwen 3.8 Max 0902
LabOpenAIQwen
Input price per 1M tokens$2.00$1.65
Output price per 1M tokens$12.00$4.951
Context window1,050,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens
Max output128,000 tokens131,072 tokens
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index32.2 (#17)33.7 (#15)

Prices are each model's cheapest standard route on Phaseo. Benchmark ranks use each model's best-scoring evaluated setting.

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, GPT 5.6 Terra or Qwen 3.8 Max 0902?

Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 is cheaper for both input and output tokens. GPT 5.6 Terra costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $12.00 per 1M output tokens; Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 costs $1.65 and $4.951, each on its cheapest standard route on Phaseo.

Which has the longer context window, GPT 5.6 Terra or Qwen 3.8 Max 0902?

GPT 5.6 Terra has the longer context window at 1,050,000 tokens, compared with 1,000,000 tokens for Qwen 3.8 Max 0902.

Which scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, GPT 5.6 Terra or Qwen 3.8 Max 0902?

Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 scores 33.7, ranked #15 of 45. GPT 5.6 Terra scores 32.2, ranked #17 of 45.

Can I use GPT 5.6 Terra and Qwen 3.8 Max 0902 through one API?

Yes. Both are served through the Phaseo API, so you can switch between them by changing the model id.

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