DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) by DeepSeek or GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max)
GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max): 12.2% less intelligence, 123.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 66.4% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) | GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.3 | 30.1 | −12.2% GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) is 12.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $199.63 | $446.53 | +123.7% GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) is 2.2× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 18.12s | 6.08s | −66.4% GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) is 66.4% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.28 | $2.00 / $12.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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