GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) vs Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) by OpenAI or Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) by Multiverse Computing? 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)
Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium): 35.4% less intelligence, 40.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 128.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) | Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.3 | 26.7 | −35.4% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 35.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $175.20 | $246.48 | +40.7% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 40.7% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.95s | 15.86s | +128.2% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 128.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $0.11 / $0.33 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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