VERIFIEDOct 132026
Is GPT-5.6 Terra state of the art?
No.Best current rank is #9 in Vision.
As of Oct 13, 2026, GPT-5.6 Terra from OpenAI. Best current rank is #9 in Vision. Ranked #9 in Vision.
ReasoningNot SOTA · #17#17 · 0dScienceNot SOTA · #17#17 · 0dCodingNot SOTA · #54#54 · 0dCoding · paretoNot SOTA · #54#54 · 0dCoding › AgenticNot SOTA · #15#15 · 0dCoding › Agentic · paretoNot SOTA · #15#15 · 0dVisionNot SOTA · #9#9 · 0dVision · paretoNot SOTA · #9#9 · 0dFactualityNot SOTA · #41#41 · 0dAbstraction (ARC)Not SOTA · #10#10 · 0d
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #17 in Reasoning on 2026-07-09.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond gpt-5.6-terra_max · max | 0.9330808080808081 0.9–1.0 | 2026-07-09 | INDEP. | snap_f9d8103e52c2 |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 GPT-5.6 Terra max · max | 21.52 18.3–24.8 | 2026-10-06 | INDEP. | snap_13678220dcf7 |
| GDP.pdf gpt-5.6-terra_medium · medium | 0.247 | 2026-07-09 | INDEP. | snap_f9d8103e52c2 |
| SimpleQA Verified gpt-5.6-terra_max · max | 0.432 0.4–0.5 | 2026-07-09 | INDEP. | snap_f9d8103e52c2 |
| ARC-AGI gpt-5.6-terra_max · max | 0.965 | 2026-07-09 | INDEP. | snap_f9d8103e52c2 |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
No closed or open crown interval includes this model.
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #17 | Last listed at #17 in Reasoning on 2026-07-09. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #17 | Last listed at #17 in Science on 2026-07-09. That board does not award a crown. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #54 | Ranked #54 in Coding. |
| Coding › Agentic | Not SOTA · #15 | Ranked #15 in Coding › Agentic. |
| Vision | Not SOTA · #9 | Ranked #9 in Vision. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #41 | Last listed at #41 in Factuality on 2026-07-09. |
| Abstraction (ARC) | Not SOTA · #10 | Last listed at #10 in Abstraction (ARC) on 2026-07-09. That board does not award a crown. |