GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) 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-5.6 Terra (Medium): 37.2% more intelligence, 60.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 17.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.1 | 41.3 | +37.2% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 37.2% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $446.53 | $175.20 | −60.8% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 60.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 5.93s | 6.95s | +17.2% GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is 17.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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