GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) vs Hy3
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) by OpenAI or Hy3 by Tencent? 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)
Hy3 vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Low): 30.1% less intelligence, 31.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 377.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) | Hy3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 36.2 | 25.3 | −30.1% Hy3 is 30.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $114.52 | $150.27 | +31.2% Hy3 is 31.2% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.78s | 32.34s | +377.0% Hy3 is 377.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $0.14 / $0.56 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
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.
- Hy3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
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