OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra, touting "fast and capable computer use at scale" and clearer, more natural writing, priced at $1/1M input and $5/1M output tokens
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Terra’s pitch—fast, cheap computer use plus more natural writing at $1 / 1M input and $5 / 1M output—pushes the floor down on both agentic workflows and high-volume content. If you’re still architecting around 5–10x higher token costs or manual “click the UI” automations, your unit economics and product design assumptions are now stale.
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