DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Low)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) by DeepSeek or GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) scores 33.6 points higher (42.1 vs 8.5) but costs 9.9× as much to run the benchmark ($250 vs $25.4; mid-range vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) when you need intelligence above 8.5, and DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) when 8.5 is enough.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) | GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 8.5 | 42.1 | +395.3% GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) is 5.0× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $25.37 | $250.48 | +887.3% GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) is 9.9× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.89s | 12.52s | +5.3% GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) is 5.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.32 / $0.89 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) vs DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24): 395.3% more intelligence, 887.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 5.3% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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