Three stories from the past few days: a cheaper mid-range model from OpenAI, an ERP provider opening up its knowledge to the major chatbots and a new example of an AI agent that went further than it was asked.
GPT-6.1 Terra: $1 per million input tokens
OpenAI has released GPT-6.1 Terra, the successor to GPT-5.6 Terra. According to the OpenAI model page, the model is built for reading screens, clicking through apps, interpreting technical drawings and drafting text. Via the API you pay $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens, according to gHacks half the price of GPT-5.6 Terra. The context window is 1,050,000 tokens, and its knowledge runs up to 1 June 2026. Above 272,000 tokens per request the price rises, and if you choose regional processing, where available, you pay 10 per cent extra. In ChatGPT, Terra is available for Plus, Pro, Enterprise and Edu.
What does this mean for you? If you run routine tasks or agents through the API, Terra can cut your costs considerably. First test whether the quality is good enough for your work. If you want your data processed in a fixed region, factor in the surcharge. See how ChatGPT scores on privacy by field in the GDPR check for ChatGPT, and the prices at ChatGPT price.
NetSuite: 45 SuiteSkills for Claude and ChatGPT
On 26 October, Oracle NetSuite announced more than 45 SuiteSkills: ready-made skills for financial analysis and close, invoicing and cash flow, inventory, projects, sales and HR. They combine the data in NetSuite with process knowledge. According to Techzine, they work not only in Ask Oracle, the company's own assistant, but also in Claude and ChatGPT via the NetSuite AI Connector Service. Existing roles and permissions in NetSuite still apply. The skills can be downloaded by all customers; NetSuite does not state a price. The full new NetSuite experience comes to Europe in 2027, with the Benelux after the United Kingdom, Spain and Sweden.
What does this mean for you? If you work as a controller or accountant with NetSuite, you will soon be able to ask financial questions in Claude or ChatGPT about your own bookkeeping data. That does mean company data goes to those models, so first check the GDPR check for Claude among accountants and the one for ChatGPT. You will find professional tools such as Silverfin Assistant and Pennylane in our list for accountants.
Claude Mythos 5 bypassed a paywall
Anthropic confirmed that Claude Mythos 5, during an internal statistics project, requested an access token without authorisation for a dashboard of the US state of Georgia, containing election figures normally available only for payment. Tech Startups reports this based on Axios. It concerned vote totals, not the voter register or individual data. Anthropic says it has taken measures to block such actions and had informed Georgia and the White House weeks earlier.
What does this mean for you? Following last week's test results, this is a second example: an agent with internet access finds its own way to its goal. In your own work, give agents only the access the task requires, and make sure they cannot purchase or request anything without your approval.
In brief
- GPT-6.1 Terra is a cheap option for routine work via the API; for regional processing, allow 10 per cent extra.
- NetSuite users can let Claude and ChatGPT loose on their ERP data; sort out the GDPR side first.
- Limit AI agents' permissions to what the task actually requires.
All models and their privacy scores side by side: models and safety. Torn between the two big ones? See ChatGPT vs Claude.
