Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Max)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) by Google or GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) 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 (Max)
GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs Gemini 3.6 Flash (High): 41.5% more intelligence, 43.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 315.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.0 | 48.1 | +41.5% GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) is 41.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,614.42 | $909.01 | −43.7% GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) is 43.7% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.11s | 83.46s | +315.0% GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) is 315.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $3.75 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| 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-6.1 Terra (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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