Claude Fable 5.1 (Medium, Default Fallback) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Claude Fable 5.1 (Medium, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Depends on your budget
Claude Fable 5.1 (Medium, Default Fallb… scores 7.6 points higher (48.9 vs 41.3) but costs 23× as much to run the benchmark ($3983 vs $175; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Fable 5.1 (Medium, Default Fallb… when you need intelligence above 41.3, and GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) when 41.3 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Fable 5.1 (Medium, Default Fallback) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 48.9 | 41.3 | −15.5% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 15.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,983.28 | $175.20 | −95.6% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 95.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 19.58s | 6.95s | −64.5% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 64.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $10.0 / $50.0 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) vs Claude Fable 5.1 (Medium, Default Fallback): 15.5% less intelligence, 95.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 64.5% faster end-to-end.
Against the frontier
- Claude Fable 5.1 (Medium, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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