Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) 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 Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallbac… scores 2.4 points higher (35.9 vs 33.5) but costs 3.1× as much to run the benchmark ($482 vs $154; both mid-range class). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallbac… when you need intelligence above 33.5, and GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) when 33.5 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 35.9 | 33.5 | −6.7% GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-re… is 6.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $482.13 | $153.58 | −68.1% GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-re… is 68.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 5.65s | 6.76s | +19.6% GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-re… is 19.6% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback): 6.7% less intelligence, 68.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 19.6% slower end-to-end.
Against the frontier
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
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