DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Low)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) by DeepSeek or GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Terra (Low)
GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25): 217.5% more intelligence, 75.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 63.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.4 | 36.2 | +217.5% GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) is 3.2× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $460.74 | $114.52 | −75.1% GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) is 75.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 18.43s | 6.78s | −63.2% GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) is 63.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $4.00 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 37.90 for $110.
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