Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) 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.
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Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) scores 6.8 points higher (41.3 vs 34.5) but costs 3.1× as much to run the benchmark ($175 vs $56.4; both mid-range class). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) when you need intelligence above 34.5, and Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) when 34.5 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.5 | 41.3 | +19.7% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 19.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $56.36 | $175.20 | +210.9% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 3.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 15.74s | 6.93s | −56.0% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 56.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium): 19.7% more intelligence, 210.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 56.0% faster end-to-end.
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Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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