GLM-5.3 (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)
Which is better for the money: GLM-5.3 (Max) by Z AI or GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-28.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)
GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) vs GLM-5.3 (Max): 20.2% more intelligence, 94.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 76.9% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GLM-5.3 (Max) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 31.7 | 38.1 | +20.2% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 20.2% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,495.62 | $190.36 | −94.6% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 94.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 31.86s | 7.35s | −76.9% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 76.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GLM-5.3 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Astra (High) scores 54.80 for $3204.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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