GPT-6.1 Terra (High) vs GPT-6 Sol (Low)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (High) by OpenAI or GPT-6 Sol (Low) 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 Terra (High)
GPT-6 Sol (Low) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (High): 22.1% less intelligence, 12.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 45.5% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (High) | GPT-6 Sol (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 43.9 | 34.2 | −22.1% GPT-6 Sol (Low) is 22.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $238.53 | $268.73 | +12.7% GPT-6 Sol (Low) is 12.7% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.16s | 6.08s | −45.5% GPT-6 Sol (Low) is 45.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
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 Sol (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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