Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, 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 Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallbac… scores 14.7 points higher (56.0 vs 41.3) but costs 41× as much to run the benchmark ($7260 vs $175; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallbac… when you need intelligence above 41.3, and GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) when 41.3 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 56.0 | 41.3 | −26.3% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 26.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $7,259.50 | $175.20 | −97.6% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 97.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 465.48s | 6.93s | −98.5% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 98.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback): 26.3% less intelligence, 97.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 98.5% faster end-to-end.
Against the frontier
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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