GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) vs Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) by OpenAI or Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) 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 (Xhigh)
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh): 65.6% less intelligence, 81.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 12.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) | Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 45.4 | 15.6 | −65.6% Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Re… is 65.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $364.95 | $661.29 | +81.2% Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Re… is 81.2% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 18.82s | 21.24s | +12.9% Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Re… is 12.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $0.40 / $3.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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