GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) vs GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) by OpenAI or GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) 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 (Low)
GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Low): 21.3% less intelligence, 292.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 21.5% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) | GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 36.2 | 28.5 | −21.3% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 21.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $114.52 | $449.37 | +292.4% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 3.9× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.78s | 5.32s | −21.5% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 21.5% 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 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 37.90 for $110.
- GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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