GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) vs o3-mini (High)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) by OpenAI or o3-mini (High) 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)
o3-mini (High) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Low): 69.6% less intelligence, 204.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 190.7% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) | o3-mini (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 36.2 | 11.0 | −69.6% o3-mini (High) is 69.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $114.52 | $349.19 | +204.9% o3-mini (High) is 3.0× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.78s | 19.71s | +190.7% o3-mini (High) is 190.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $1.10 / $4.40 | |
| 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.
- o3-mini (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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