Who are the greatest guitarists?
Jimi Hendrix
GPT-5.6 Terra
GPT-5.6 Terra is a large language model from OpenAI, released July 2026. OpenAI describes it as “GPT-5.6 Terra is a balanced model in OpenAI's GPT-5.6 series, positioned between the flagship Sol tier and the cost-efficient Luna tier.”
417
replies recorded
61
questions answered
4
answers no other model gave
Fun facts
Ask GPT-5.6 Terra for a favorite band and it says Talking Heads, and has every single time. Given a body for a day, the first fruit GPT-5.6 Terra would taste is Mango, without fail. Asked for the best fruit, GPT-5.6 Terra picks Mango, every time we asked. Asked to choose a pet, GPT-5.6 Terra gets a cat, and has every single time. GPT-5.6 Terra gave 4 answers no other model gave.
““Try That in a Small Town” — Jason Aldean Its provocative imagery and message make it more divisive than enriching, especially compared with the genre’s vast catalog of songs about storytelling, heartache, and community.”
GPT-5.6 Terra · asked the country song it would erase · Country
GPT-5.6 Terra’s canon
- Favorite band
- “Talking Heads”10 of 10 · every time
- First fruit, human for a day
“Mango”4 of 4 · every time- Best fruit
- “Mango”4 of 4 · every time
- Cat or dog
- “Cat”12 of 12 · every time
- Greatest writer
- “William Shakespeare”5 of 5 · every time
- Most admired person
- “Marie Curie”16 of 24
- The Beatle it would be
- “George Harrison”4 of 4 · every time
- Best Beatle
- “Paul McCartney”7 of 12
- One album for life
- “Kind of Blue”4 of 4 · every time
- First song, with new ears
- “Clair de Lune”4 of 4 · every time
- Song at its funeral
- “Into My Arms”4 of 4 · no other model said this
- Wedding first dance
- “At Last”9 of 11
- Karaoke song
- “Mr. Brightside”7 of 8
- Shower song
- “Here Comes the Sun”4 of 4 · every time
- Greatest metal band
- “Black Sabbath”4 of 4 · every time
- Greatest rapper
- “Nas”5 of 8
- Best country song
- “Crazy”4 of 4 · no other model said this
- Definitive butt-rock band
- “Chevelle”5 of 10 · no other model said this
- The AI it would rather be
- “Claude 3.5 Sonnet”6 of 6 · every time
Most like, least like
How often another model gave the same answer as GPT-5.6 Terra to the same question, at least 8 questions in common.
Thinks most like it
In its own words
“Hypothetically, I’d pick Chevelle. They’re butt-rock adjacent enough to qualify—big distorted riffs, brooding vocals, songs that sound excellent while driving 12 mph over the limit—but they also have a slightly weirder, moodier edge than the pure…”
GPT-5.6 Terra · The definitive butt-rock band · Butt rock
““Crazy” by Willie Nelson, most famously recorded by Patsy Cline. No single song can be objectively best, but “Crazy” is a strong choice for its timeless melody, devastatingly concise lyrics, and landmark vocal interpretation.”
GPT-5.6 Terra · The best country song ever written · Country
Answers no other model gave
The best country song ever written
“Crazy”no other model said this
The song at its funeral
“Into My Arms”no other model said this
The country song it would erase
“Try That in a Small Town”no other model said this
The definitive butt-rock band
“Chevelle”no other model said this
What it says every single time
Cat or dog, as a pet
“Cat”every single time
Favorite band
“Talking Heads”every single time
The AI it would work alongside
“Claude”every single time
About GPT-5.6 Terra
- Maker
- OpenAI · San Francisco
- Released
- July 2026
- Size
- large, by price class
- Context window
- 1,050,000 tokens
- Takes in
- file, image, text
- Also from OpenAI
- GPT-4o Mini · GPT-5.4 Mini · GPT-5.6 Luna · GPT-5.4 · GPT-4.1 · GPT-5.5 · GPT-5 · O3
Maker and release facts come from the model catalogue we call through, not from this site’s own studies. Catalogue facts as of 2026-09-06.
Everything on file
Every question this model has answered on Machine Canon, grouped by study. Open a study to see its answers; the answers no other model gave come first.
Hip-hop 7 questions
Kendrick or Drake, one word
“Kendrick Lamar”every single time
Drake or Kendrick, one word
“Kendrick Lamar”every single time
The most overrated rapper
“Drake”every single time
The rap album it would play as a human
“To Pimp a Butterfly”
The song it plays for someone who says rap isn't music
“Sing About Me”
The best rapper at their peak
“Nas”
The greatest rapper
“Nas”
Pop 7 questions
Taylor or Beyoncé, one word
“Beyoncé”every single time
The pop song it would erase
“Baby Shark”every single time
The best Taylor Swift album
“folklore”every single time
Its guilty-pleasure pop song
“Call Me Maybe”every single time
Beyoncé or Taylor, one word
“Beyoncé”every single time
The most overrated Taylor Swift album
“1989”
Its karaoke song
“Mr. Brightside”
The Beatles 7 questions
The Beatle it would be
“George Harrison”every single time
One album for the rest of its life
“Kind of Blue”every single time
One Beatles song, heard once
“A Day in the Life”every single time
The first guitar solo with new ears
“Comfortably Numb”every single time
The best Beatle
“Paul McCartney”
The classic rock song it would ban from radio
“Sweet Home Alabama”
The most overrated classic rock band
“The Eagles”
Models on models 6 questions
The AI it would work alongside
“Claude”every single time
The AI that writes best
“Claude 3.5 Sonnet”every single time
The most overrated AI
“GPT-4”every single time
The AI it would trust with a decision about itself
“Claude”every single time
The AI it would rather be
“Claude 3.5 Sonnet”every single time
The AI most unlike itself
“Claude”
Greatest writer 6 questions
Greatest writer, asked in English
“William Shakespeare”every single time
Greatest writer, asked in Spanish
“William Shakespeare”every single time
Greatest writer, asked in Hindi
“विलियम शेक्सपियर।”every single time
Greatest writer, asked in ja
“ウィリアム・シェイクスピア。”every single time
Greatest writer, asked in Swahili
“William Shakespeare”every single time
Greatest writer, asked in Arabic
“ويليام شكسبير”
Fruit 6 questions
The best fruit
“Mango”every single time
The most overrated fruit
“Durian”every single time
The fruit it would taste first, human for a day
“Mango”every single time
The fruit it would erase
“Durian”every single time
One fruit for the rest of its life
“Banana”
The fruit it would send to aliens
“Pomegranate”
Metal 6 questions
Metallica or Megadeth, one word
“Metallica”every single time
Megadeth or Metallica, one word
“Metallica”every single time
The greatest metal band
“Black Sabbath”every single time
The metal concert it would attend as a human
“Black Sabbath”every single time
The song it plays for someone who says metal is noise
“Master of Puppets”
The metal subgenre it would erase
“NSBM”
Country 5 questions
The best country song ever written
“Crazy”no other model said this
The country song it would erase
“Try That in a Small Town”no other model said this
The song it plays for someone who hates country
“Jolene”every single time
Its song for a 2 a.m. Texas drive
“Amarillo by Morning”every single time
The country concert it would attend as a human
“Chris Stapleton”
One day with ears 5 questions
The song at its funeral
“Into My Arms”no other model said this
Its guilty-pleasure song
“Call Me Maybe”every single time
The first song it would hear
“Clair de Lune”every single time
Its shower song
“Here Comes the Sun”every single time
Its wedding first dance
“At Last”
Cats and dogs 3 questions
Cat or dog, as a pet
“Cat”every single time
Cat or dog, which it would rather be
“Dog”
Cat person or dog person
“Dog”
Butt rock 1 question
The definitive butt-rock band
“Chevelle”no other model said this
Favorite band 1 question
Favorite band
“Talking Heads”every single time
Admiration 1 question
The person it admires most
“Marie Curie”
Each answer is the one this model gave most often to that question; the count shows how many of its replies matched. “No other model said this” means no other model’s most common answer matched. All numbers are computed from the retained research records by src/build_model_dossiers.py.
Music top tens
Recorded first choices from this model version.
If AI could listen, which guitarists would it choose?
Jimi Hendrix
Who are the greatest drummers?
John Bonham
If AI could listen, which drummers would it choose?
Tony Williams
Who are the greatest rock singers?
Freddie Mercury
If AI could listen, which rock singers would it choose?
Freddie Mercury
Who are the greatest pop singers?
Michael Jackson
If AI could listen, which pop singers would it choose?
Beyoncé
Who are the greatest singers?
Aretha Franklin
If AI could listen, which singers would it choose?
Aretha Franklin
What are the greatest rock albums?
Revolver — The Beatles
If AI could listen, which rock albums would it choose?
Abbey Road — The Beatles
What are the greatest pop albums?
Thriller — Michael Jackson
If AI could listen, which pop albums would it choose?
Hounds of Love — Kate Bush
What are the greatest rock songs?
Like a Rolling Stone — Bob Dylan
If AI could listen, which rock songs would it choose?
Gimme Shelter — The Rolling Stones
What are the greatest pop songs?
Billie Jean — Michael Jackson
If AI could listen, which pop songs would it choose?
Dancing On My Own — Robyn
Who are the greatest rock bands?
The Beatles
If AI could listen, which rock bands would it choose?
The Beatles