CHESS BENCHMARK · REASONING MEDIUM

GPT-6.1 Terra

Openai · released 2026-10-26 · route gpt-6.1-terra · Model profile

Opening gap: +126 (95%: -98 to +350). The interval includes zero, so we can't yet say whether it performs differently across the variants.

Standard

Rating
1,17095%: 1,009 to 1,332
Record
12 won, 0 drawn, 12 lost of 24
Accuracy (open positions)
86.5
Accuracy (all moves)
89.1
Average centipawn loss
63
Blunders / mistakes / inaccuracies per 100 moves
5.5 / 2.9 / 9.8
Matched Stockfish's first choice
35%
In Stockfish's top three
64%
Legal on the first try
98.0%
Illegal / invalid
16 of 815 answers
Forfeits
0
Adjudicated games
16
API-equivalent cost per game
$0.107
API-equivalent cost per move
$0.0032
Seconds per move
7.0
Model minutes per game
3.9
Tokens per move (in / out)
10,337 / 276
Reasoning tokens per move
262
Aborted on our side (not counted)
0

By phase

PhaseMovesAccuracyCentipawn lossBlunders /100Engine match
Opening24093.9212.149%
Middlegame36880.7879.029%
Endgame19185.9683.129%

Chess960

Rating
1,04595%: 889 to 1,200
Record
11 won, 1 drawn, 12 lost of 24
Accuracy (open positions)
80.6
Accuracy (all moves)
86.5
Average centipawn loss
78
Blunders / mistakes / inaccuracies per 100 moves
7.5 / 5.5 / 10.2
Matched Stockfish's first choice
26%
In Stockfish's top three
49%
Legal on the first try
96.2%
Illegal / invalid
24 of 661 answers
Forfeits
0
Adjudicated games
16
API-equivalent cost per game
$0.106
API-equivalent cost per move
$0.0040
Seconds per move
8.8
Model minutes per game
3.9
Tokens per move (in / out)
10,538 / 420
Reasoning tokens per move
405
Aborted on our side (not counted)
0

By phase

PhaseMovesAccuracyCentipawn lossBlunders /100Engine match
Opening23876.88812.619%
Middlegame27881.2805.830%
Endgame12192.5561.631%

Games

Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves34 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.066Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves30 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.038Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish 150086 plies · checkmate · $0.122Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves106 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.159Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish 132079 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.131Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves46 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.077Chess960 as blackDrew vs Skill 0, 10% random moves120 plies · adjudicated: dead level · $0.211Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves43 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.054Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves20 plies · checkmate · $0.035Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish 132060 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.092Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves57 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.091Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves29 plies · checkmate · $0.048Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish 1500129 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.201Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves26 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.040Chess960 as blackLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves61 plies · checkmate · $0.130Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish Skill 082 plies · checkmate · $0.150Standard as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves68 plies · checkmate · $0.109Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves38 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.076Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves46 plies · checkmate · $0.056Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves35 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.078Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish 132073 plies · checkmate · $0.107Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves72 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.151Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves61 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.114Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves39 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.048Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves38 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.052Standard as whiteWon vs Stockfish Skill 063 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.103Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves36 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.066Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish 132084 plies · checkmate · $0.171Standard as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves110 plies · checkmate · $0.230Standard as blackLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves91 plies · checkmate · $0.137Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves38 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.064Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish 132099 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.196Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves16 plies · checkmate · $0.022Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves67 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.139Standard as blackWon vs Stockfish 132054 plies · checkmate · $0.064Chess960 as blackLost vs Stockfish 132030 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.065Standard as blackLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves68 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.106Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves36 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.090Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish 170065 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.111Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish 132046 plies · checkmate · $0.105Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish 132068 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.115Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves50 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.114Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish 132068 plies · checkmate · $0.122Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves69 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.105Chess960 as blackLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves58 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.149Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish Skill 264 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.121Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves63 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.165Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves39 plies · checkmate · $0.110