Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Low)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite by Google 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 Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: 23.9% more intelligence, 4.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 37.7% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 22.2 | 27.5 | +23.9% GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) is 23.9% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $365.63 | $350.36 | −4.2% GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) is 4.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 9.50s | 5.92s | −37.7% GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) is 37.7% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $2.50 | $2.00 / $12.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite 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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