GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) by OpenAI or GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) 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 Sol (Medium)
GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium): 5.0% less intelligence, 1.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 40.1% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) | GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 47.8 | 45.4 | −5.0% GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is 5.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $361.37 | $364.95 | +1.0% GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is 1.0% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.43s | 18.82s | +40.1% GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is 40.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $1.00 / $5.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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