GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Low)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) by OpenAI or Qwen3.8 27B (Low) by Alibaba? 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)
Qwen3.8 27B (Low) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Low): 27.6% less intelligence, 917.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 712.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Low) | Qwen3.8 27B (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 36.2 | 26.2 | −27.6% Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is 27.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $114.52 | $1,164.93 | +917.2% Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is 10× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.78s | 55.08s | +712.4% Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is 712.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
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.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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