DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) 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 Flash 0731 (Max): 20.4% more intelligence, 12.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 62.6% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.3 | 41.3 | +20.4% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 20.4% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $200.88 | $175.20 | −12.8% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 12.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 18.51s | 6.93s | −62.6% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 62.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.28 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| 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, GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) scores 41.30 for $175.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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