OpenAI prepares GPT-6.1 Terra for the upcoming release

It looks like OpenAI's Terra line might just be ready to make a comeback. According to a post from Lumina, they noticed GPT-6.1 Terra appear in 18 evaluation configs that were switched from GPT-5.6 Terra to the new name. For context, config changes like that usually happen when a team is preparing to test against a model, not months ahead, so a release may not be far off. This development also aligns with a new report from The Information (paywalled). In a post sharing the story, Stephanie Palazzolo said this month should be "a busy one for new model releases," pointing to a new Anthropic model, Google's Gemini 4 Carbon, and "a potential new Terra model from OpenAI." The publication reports that the new Terra is expected to beat GPT-6.1…