OpenAI announces GPT-6.1 Terra, a computer-use model pitched at a lower price
From the AI digest for Oct 26, 2026
What happened: OpenAI announced GPT-6.1 Terra on X on October 26 (~2:06 PM ET), describing it as "delivering fast and capable computer use at a lower price" — a model that "understands what's on screen, takes action across apps, writes naturally, and is a more capable model for your whole workday" (OpenAI on X; OpenAI). Sam Altman posted "6.1 Terra is here! It is good at a lot of things, but we are especially excited for this new era of computer use" (~4:37 PM ET) (Sam Altman on X). The OpenClaw project said the same evening (~6:44 PM ET) that GPT-6.1 Terra is already available in the open harness — via ChatGPT sign-in or an OpenAI API key, selecting the model identifier openai/gpt-6.1-terra (OpenClaw on X).
What's genuinely new: The 6.1 family line extends past the coding-focused GPT-6.1 Sol into computer use as the headline capability, pitched on price rather than top-of-line intelligence — and the open-agent ecosystem's same-day availability claim means the model can be exercised in at least one third-party harness on announcement day. Announcement and harness listing, with no independent benchmark datapoint in the capture.
Watch: Pricing specifics beyond "a lower price," launch benchmarks and any independent evals, whether OpenClaw's availability claim is borne out in practice, and Anthropic's answer in the computer-use lane.