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Nex-N2-Pro vs GPT-5.6 Terra

Nex-N2-Pro (Nex AGI) and GPT-5.6 Terra (OpenAI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, GPT-5.6 Terra holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#12 vs #28); Nex-N2-Pro is 12× cheaper per output token ($1.00/1M vs $12.00/1M); GPT-5.6 Terra offers the longer context window (1M vs 262K tokens); and Nex-N2-Pro ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Nex-N2-Pro if…

  • API cost matters — $1.00/1M output tokens against $12.00/1M, about 12× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.25/1M against $2.00/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Nex-N2-Pro ships open weights while GPT-5.6 Terra is api only.

Choose GPT-5.6 Terra if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #12 against #28 (73.7 vs 61.1 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 262K.
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 2.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 56.6 against 41.7.
  • you want the more recently listed model — GPT-5.6 Terra was listed 9 July 2026, Nex-N2-Pro 8 June 2026.

Nex-N2-Pro vs GPT-5.6 Terra: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Nex-N2-Pro and GPT-5.6 Terra
FieldNex-N2-ProNex AGIGPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI
ModelCap Index position#28#12
Index score61.173.7
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.25$2.00
Output price / 1M tokens$1.00$12.00
Context window262K tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens262K128K
API providers listed23
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesText, ImageFile, Image, Text
First listed8 June 20269 July 2026
PublisherNex AGIOpenAI

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 6 public benchmark observations across 6 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Nex-N2-Pro vs GPT-5.6 Terra

Public benchmark boards where Nex-N2-Pro or GPT-5.6 Terra has a published result
BoardNex-N2-ProGPT-5.6 TerraLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)15161506–1525X-HighOnly one result
LMArena AgentLMArena3.8%2.5%–5.0%X-HighOnly one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation83.9%MaxOnly one result
ARC-AGI-3ARC Prize Foundation0.8%MaxOnly one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis41.7intelligence-index56.6intelligence-indexGPT-5.6 Terra

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Nex-N2-Pro vs GPT-5.6 Terra: common questions

Is Nex-N2-Pro better than GPT-5.6 Terra?

GPT-5.6 Terra ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #12 against #28. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Nex-N2-Pro cheaper than GPT-5.6 Terra?

Nex-N2-Pro is cheaper on output tokens: $1.00/1M against $12.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.25/1M for Nex-N2-Pro and $2.00/1M for GPT-5.6 Terra. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Nex-N2-Pro or GPT-5.6 Terra?

GPT-5.6 Terra has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 262K.

Which is better for coding, Nex-N2-Pro or GPT-5.6 Terra?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Nex-N2-Pro and GPT-5.6 Terra open-weight models?

Nex-N2-Pro: Open weights. GPT-5.6 Terra: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Nex-N2-Pro and GPT-5.6 Terra?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Nex-N2-Pro and 3 for GPT-5.6 Terra, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Nex-N2-Pro vs GPT-5.6 Terra comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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