GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) vs GPT-6 Sol (High)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) by OpenAI or GPT-6 Sol (High) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium)
GPT-6 Sol (High) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium): 11.3% less intelligence, 67.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 14.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) | GPT-6 Sol (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 47.8 | 42.4 | −11.3% GPT-6 Sol (High) is 11.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $361.37 | $604.52 | +67.3% GPT-6 Sol (High) is 67.3% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.60s | 15.56s | +14.4% GPT-6 Sol (High) is 14.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| 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 Sol (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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