GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) by OpenAI or Qwen3.8 Max (0902) 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)
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh): the same intelligence, 1252.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 244.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh) | Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 45.4 | 45.4 | Even |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $364.95 | $4,934.79 | +1252.2% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 14× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 18.82s | 64.77s | +244.2% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 244.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.00 / $5.00 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| 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.
- Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
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