GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) by OpenAI or Mistral Medium 3.5 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium)
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium): 52.8% less intelligence, 183.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 195.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.1 | 14.2 | −52.8% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 52.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $446.53 | $1,263.80 | +183.0% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 2.8× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.06s | 17.90s | +195.4% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 195.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $1.50 / $7.50 | |
| 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.
- Mistral Medium 3.5 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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