GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) vs Mercury 2
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) by OpenAI or Mercury 2 by Inception? 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 (Non-reasoning)
Mercury 2 vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning): 67.8% less intelligence, 13.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 3.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) | Mercury 2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 33.5 | 10.8 | −67.8% Mercury 2 is 67.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $153.58 | $174.51 | +13.6% Mercury 2 is 13.6% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.76s | 6.54s | −3.3% Mercury 2 is 3.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $0.25 / $0.75 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
- Mercury 2 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
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