GPT-5.5 (High) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.5 (High) by OpenAI or GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)
GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) vs GPT-5.5 (High): 11.6% more intelligence, 94.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 80.5% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.5 (High) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 37.0 | 41.3 | +11.6% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 11.6% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,181.05 | $175.20 | −94.5% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 94.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 35.54s | 6.93s | −80.5% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 80.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $5.00 / $30.0 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.5 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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