DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Low)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) by DeepSeek or GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Terra (Low)
GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning): 34.8% more intelligence, 22.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 10.0% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) | GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 20.4 | 27.5 | +34.8% GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) is 34.8% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $450.76 | $350.36 | −22.3% GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) is 22.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.57s | 5.91s | −10.0% GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) is 10.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.32 / $3.96 | $2.00 / $12.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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