Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Max)
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) by Anthropic or GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) scores 6.9 points higher (48.1 vs 41.2) but costs 5.8× as much to run the benchmark ($909 vs $158; premium vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) when you need intelligence above 41.2, and Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) when 41.2 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.2 | 48.1 | +16.7% GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) is 16.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $157.58 | $909.01 | +476.9% GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) is 5.8× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 69.98s | 83.46s | +19.3% GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) is 19.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh): 16.7% more intelligence, 476.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 19.3% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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