DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) by DeepSeek or GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max): 15.7% less intelligence, 166.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 127.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) | GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 45.1 | 38.0 | −15.7% GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) is 15.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $444.60 | $1,186.77 | +166.9% GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) is 2.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 15.96s | 36.37s | +127.9% GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) is 127.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $2.00 / $12.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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