GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) vs Qwen3.7 Max
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) by OpenAI or Qwen3.7 Max 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 (Medium)
Qwen3.7 Max vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium): 28.6% less intelligence, 1021.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 138.6% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium) | Qwen3.7 Max | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.3 | 29.5 | −28.6% Qwen3.7 Max is 28.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $175.20 | $1,964.83 | +1021.5% Qwen3.7 Max is 11× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.95s | 16.58s | +138.6% Qwen3.7 Max is 138.6% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $2.50 / $7.50 | |
| 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.
- Qwen3.7 Max is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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