OpenAI announced its new value-for-money AI model, “GPT-6.1 Terra.” Apple’s Siri AI also began supporting Japanese, while a political group published recommendations on measures to address AI-related job losses. Billing and available plans were also discussed.
OpenAI announced its new AI model, “GPT-6.1 Terra.” Designed with cost performance in mind, it offers capabilities comparable to the company’s highest-performance model, “GPT-6 Astra,” while keeping token pricing to approximately 1/10 of the previous level. It is the successor to “GPT-5.6 Terra” and excels at everyday tasks such as document creation and analysis, visual understanding, and basic computer operation. API pricing has been substantially reduced to $1 per 1 million input tokens and $5 per 1 million output tokens, and the model is now available under plans including Plus and Enterprise.
Apple announced that its latest software update in the 27.2 series adds Japanese support for its next-generation voice assistant, “Siri AI.” The assistant is available in 5 languages, including Japanese, and deepens its contextual understanding while protecting personal information. It also uses screen recognition to answer questions about the content currently displayed on screen. It assists with tasks across the system, from composing emails to editing and sharing photos.
The political group Team Mirai reportedly submitted recommendations on measures to address AI-related job losses to Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara (木原) and launched a dedicated website based on those recommendations.