DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) by DeepSeek 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.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh)
GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25): 298.2% more intelligence, 20.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 2.1% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.4 | 45.4 | +298.2% GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is 4.0× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $460.74 | $364.95 | −20.8% GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is 20.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 18.43s | 18.82s | +2.1% GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is 2.1% slower |
| 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 (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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