Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) by Google or GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) 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 (Xhigh)
GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) vs Gemini 3.6 Flash (High): 11.8% more intelligence, 26.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 64.7% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) | GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.0 | 38.0 | +11.8% GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) is 11.8% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,614.42 | $1,186.77 | −26.5% GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) is 26.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.46s | 33.69s | +64.7% GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) is 64.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $3.75 | $2.00 / $12.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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