GPT-6.1 Terra Lands in OpenClaw via ChatGPT Sign-In or OpenAI API
OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra, and OpenClaw has it available immediately. You can reach it either through ChatGPT sign-in or through the OpenAI API — whichever OpenAI connection you already have wired into OpenClaw.
Key details
- Model ID:
openai/gpt-6.1-terra - Auth paths: ChatGPT sign-in or the OpenAI API
- Stated focus areas: visual reasoning, computer use, and everyday writing
To switch, select the model on your existing OpenAI connection — the source doesn't call out any new install step or separate provider config.
What the focus areas mean in an agent
The three capabilities OpenAI is emphasizing map directly onto what coding agents do. Visual reasoning covers reading screenshots, UI mockups, and rendered output rather than just source files. Computer use covers driving a browser or desktop — useful for reproduction steps, clicking through a web app, or pulling data from a page that has no API. Everyday writing covers commit messages, PR descriptions, and doc updates, which is the bulk of an agent's non-code output.
If your OpenClaw sessions lean on screenshot-driven debugging, browser automation, or heavy prose generation alongside code, this is the model variant worth A/B testing against whatever you're running now. For pure code generation on large repos, run your own comparison — the source makes no benchmark claims.
Full announcement and exact connection setup are in the original thread.
📖 Read the full source: r/openclaw
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