GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) vs Beam 1.0
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (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 GPT-6.1 Sol (Low)
Beam 1.0 vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Low): 28.0% less intelligence, 27.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 35.9% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) | Beam 1.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.1 | 30.3 | −28.0% Beam 1.0 is 28.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $250.48 | $318.73 | +27.2% Beam 1.0 is 27.2% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 12.52s | 8.02s | −35.9% Beam 1.0 is 35.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $0.40 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Sol (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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