GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) vs o3-mini (High)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) by OpenAI or o3-mini (High) 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 (Non-reasoning)
o3-mini (High) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning): 67.2% less intelligence, 127.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 191.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning) | o3-mini (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 33.5 | 11.0 | −67.2% o3-mini (High) is 67.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $153.58 | $349.19 | +127.4% o3-mini (High) is 2.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.61s | 19.27s | +191.5% o3-mini (High) is 191.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $1.10 / $4.40 | |
| 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.
- o3-mini (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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