Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) 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 Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallbac… scores 10.6 points higher (56.0 vs 45.4) but costs 11× as much to run the benchmark ($4057 vs $365; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallbac… when you need intelligence above 45.4, and GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) when 45.4 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 56.0 | 45.4 | −18.9% GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is 18.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $4,056.65 | $364.95 | −91.0% GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is 91.0% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 127.76s | 18.82s | −85.3% GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is 85.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $4.00 / $20.0 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback): 18.9% less intelligence, 91.0% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 85.3% faster end-to-end.
Against the frontier
- Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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