Coding
Directional only- GPT-5.6 Terra
- 63.4
- Granite 4.2 8B
- 36.5
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 3 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
GPT-5.6 Terra vs Granite 4.2 8B
Updated August 31, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
Decision reading
GPT-5.6 Terra has the higher public score, 73.21 versus 46.88, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap.
2 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
GPT-5.6 Terra
GPT-5.6 Terra has the larger documented context window.
Confidence: documented
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limited
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.
Confidence: limited
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. Granite 4.2 8B does not fit this workload in one request. Granite 4.2 8B has no comparable published API token rate.
Confidence: listed-rates
Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
22 GPT-5.6 Terra only
2 Shared
12 Granite 4.2 8B only
- Shared results
- 2
- GPT-5.6 Terra only
- 22
- Granite 4.2 8B only
- 12
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
2 categories use different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.
Knowledge
Directional only- GPT-5.6 Terra
- 92.9
- Granite 4.2 8B
- 72.2
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Agentic
Not comparable- GPT-5.6 Terra
- 87.4
- Granite 4.2 8B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- GPT-5.6 Terra
- 83.9
- Granite 4.2 8B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- GPT-5.6 Terra
- 80.8
- Granite 4.2 8B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- GPT-5.6 Terra
- Not measured
- Granite 4.2 8B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- GPT-5.6 Terra
- 80.7
- Granite 4.2 8B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- GPT-5.6 Terra
- Not measured
- Granite 4.2 8B
- 79.3
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | GPT-5.6 Terra | Granite 4.2 8B | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 63.4 | 36.5 | Directional only1 vs 3 rows | Directional only |
| Knowledge | 92.9 | 72.2 | Directional only1 vs 2 rows | Directional only |
| Agentic | 87.4 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | 83.9 | Not measured | Not comparable1 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 80.8 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | 80.7 | Not measured | Not comparable1 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not measured | 79.3 | Not comparable0 vs 1 rows | Not comparable |
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
SWE-bench Pro
Coding
GPT-5.6 Terra: 63.4%Granite 4.2 8B: 19.1%Normalized gap 44.3GPT-5.6 Terra source Granite 4.2 8B sourceGPQA
Knowledge
GPT-5.6 Terra: 92.9%Granite 4.2 8B: 64.1%Normalized gap 28.8GPT-5.6 Terra source Granite 4.2 8B source
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- GPT-5.6 Terra
- $0.01
- Fits in one request
- Granite 4.2 8B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Granite 4.2 8B has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- GPT-5.6 Terra
- $0.17
- Fits in one request
- Granite 4.2 8B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Granite 4.2 8B has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- GPT-5.6 Terra
- $0.25
- Fits in one request
- Granite 4.2 8B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Does not fit in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Granite 4.2 8B does not fit this workload in one request. Granite 4.2 8B has no comparable published API token rate.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationGPT-5.6 TerraGranite 4.2 8B
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
GPT-5.6 Terra
1.05M
OpenAI model catalogGranite 4.2 8B
API model ID
GPT-5.6 Terra
gpt-5.6-terra
OpenAI model catalogGranite 4.2 8B
ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b
IBM Granite 4.2 8B model cardCached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
GPT-5.6 Terra
$0.25 per 1M cached input tokens
OpenAI API pricingGranite 4.2 8B
No comparable hosted API rate
IBM Granite 4.2 8B model cardDocumented inputs
GPT-5.6 Terra
text, image
OpenAI model catalogGranite 4.2 8B
Not sourced
Documented outputs
GPT-5.6 Terra
Granite 4.2 8B
Not sourced
Provider availability
GPT-5.6 Terra
Generally Available · OpenAI Responses API
OpenAI model catalogGranite 4.2 8B
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
GPT-5.6 Terra
Reasoning
Granite 4.2 8B
Reasoning
Weight access
GPT-5.6 Terra
Proprietary
Granite 4.2 8B
Open Weight
License
GPT-5.6 Terra
Proprietary
Granite 4.2 8B
Open Weight
Release date
GPT-5.6 Terra
2026-07-09
Granite 4.2 8B
2026-08-25
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- GPT-5.6 Terra has the higher public score, 73.21 versus 46.88, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- GPT-5.6 Terra has the larger documented window (1.05M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence36 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 3.0
GPT-5.6 Terra20.8%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0
GPT-5.6 Terra87.4%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
BrowseComp
GPT-5.6 Terra87.5%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
OSWorld 2.0
GPT-5.6 Terra50.2%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
CyberGym
GPT-5.6 Terra81.8%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
ExploitGym
GPT-5.6 Terra23.2%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
Toolathlon
GPT-5.6 Terra53.1%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B20.6%SourceNot directly comparable
τ³-bench results
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B58.1%SourceNot directly comparable
BFCL v4
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B52.4%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Pro
GPT-5.6 Terra63.4%SourceGranite 4.2 8B19.1%SourceGPT-5.6 Terra leads this result
Terminal-Bench 2.0
GPT-5.6 Terra87.4%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
deepSwe
GPT-5.6 Terra69.6%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
FrontierCode 1.1 Extended
GPT-5.6 Terra55.8%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
cursorBench32
GPT-5.6 Terra64.9%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
VulcanBench v3
GPT-5.6 Terra87.0%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
SWE-bench Verified
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B47.7%SourceNot directly comparable
SWE Multilingual
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B30.8%SourceNot directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B20.6%SourceNot directly comparable
LiveCodeBench v6
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B73.2%SourceNot directly comparable
SciCode
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B36.1%SourceNot directly comparable
Reasoning
Knowledge
GPQA
GPT-5.6 Terra92.9%SourceGranite 4.2 8B64.1%SourceGPT-5.6 Terra leads this result
GPQA-D
GPT-5.6 Terra92.9%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
HealthBench Professional
GPT-5.6 Terra57.7%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
HealthBench Hard
GPT-5.6 Terra32.7%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
MMLU-Pro
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B74.0%SourceNot directly comparable
Math
FrontierMath (legacy)
GPT-5.6 Terra84.9%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)
GPT-5.6 Terra84.900%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)
GPT-5.6 Terra68.300%SourceGranite 4.2 8B—Not directly comparable
AIME 2025
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B86.7%SourceNot directly comparable
HMMT Feb 2025
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B78.3%SourceNot directly comparable
Multimodal
Instruction following
IFBench
GPT-5.6 Terra—Granite 4.2 8B79.3%SourceNot directly comparable
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, GPT-5.6 Terra or Granite 4.2 8B?
GPT-5.6 Terra has the higher public score, 73.21 versus 46.88, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap. That is the clearest overall quality signal in the current public data.
Which is better for coding, GPT-5.6 Terra or Granite 4.2 8B?
The current coding averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.6 Terra or Granite 4.2 8B?
The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted agentic tasks basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a agentic tasks winner.
Which costs less, GPT-5.6 Terra or Granite 4.2 8B?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, GPT-5.6 Terra or Granite 4.2 8B?
GPT-5.6 Terra has the larger documented context window: 1.05M, compared with 128K.
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Last updated August 31, 2026
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