DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Low)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) by DeepSeek or GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) 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 (Low)
GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max): 49.6% more intelligence, 28.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 93.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.2 | 36.2 | +49.6% GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) is 49.6% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $159.30 | $114.52 | −28.1% GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) is 28.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 99.17s | 6.78s | −93.2% GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) is 93.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.11 / $0.23 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 37.90 for $110.
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