GPT-6.1 Terra (High) vs GPT-6 Astra (Max)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (High) by OpenAI or GPT-6 Astra (Max) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-6 Astra (Max) scores 8.8 points higher (52.7 vs 43.9) but costs 22× as much to run the benchmark ($5324 vs $239; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-6 Astra (Max) when you need intelligence above 43.9, and GPT-6.1 Terra (High) when 43.9 is enough.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (High) | GPT-6 Astra (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 43.9 | 52.7 | +20.0% GPT-6 Astra (Max) is 20.0% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $238.53 | $5,324.10 | +2132.0% GPT-6 Astra (Max) is 22× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.16s | 369.90s | +3214.5% GPT-6 Astra (Max) is 3214.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $10.0 / $50.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6 Astra (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (High): 20.0% more intelligence, 2132.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 3214.5% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Terra (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- GPT-6 Astra (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
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