GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs Grok 4.7 (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) by OpenAI or Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) by SpaceXAI? 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 (Max)
Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Max): 3.5% less intelligence, 388.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 2.7% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) | Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 48.1 | 46.4 | −3.5% Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is 3.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $909.01 | $4,438.03 | +388.2% Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is 4.9× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 83.46s | 81.17s | −2.7% Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is 2.7% faster |
| 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 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) 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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