DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) by DeepSeek or GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) 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 (Medium)
GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning): 67.2% more intelligence, 22.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 134.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.7 | 41.3 | +67.2% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 67.2% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $227.10 | $175.20 | −22.9% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 22.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 2.95s | 6.93s | +134.9% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 134.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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