GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) vs GPT-6 Sol (Low)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) 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 (Medium)
GPT-6 Sol (Low) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium): 17.2% less intelligence, 53.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 16.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) | GPT-6 Sol (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.3 | 34.2 | −17.2% GPT-6 Sol (Low) is 17.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $175.20 | $268.73 | +53.4% GPT-6 Sol (Low) is 53.4% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.93s | 5.80s | −16.3% GPT-6 Sol (Low) is 16.3% 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 (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- 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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