DeepSeek V3 0324 vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V3 0324 by DeepSeek or GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) scores 11.1 points higher (20.8 vs 9.7) but costs 13× as much to run the benchmark ($256 vs $19.4; mid-range vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) when you need intelligence above 9.7, and DeepSeek V3 0324 when 9.7 is enough.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3 0324 | GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 9.7 | 20.8 | +114.4% GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-re… is 2.1× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $19.42 | $255.77 | +1217.0% GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-re… is 13× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 4.37s | 4.90s | +12.1% GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-re… is 12.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.24 / $0.90 | $2.00 / $12.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) vs DeepSeek V3 0324: 114.4% more intelligence, 1217.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 12.1% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V3 0324 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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