GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) vs Beam 1.0
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) by OpenAI or Beam 1.0 by Reflection? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Beam 1.0
Beam 1.0 vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Low): 10.2% more intelligence, 9.0% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 39.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) | Beam 1.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 27.5 | 30.3 | +10.2% Beam 1.0 is 10.2% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $350.36 | $318.73 | −9.0% Beam 1.0 is 9.0% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 5.77s | 8.02s | +39.0% Beam 1.0 is 39.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $0.40 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Beam 1.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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