GPT-6.1 Terra (Max)
By OpenAI · released 2026-10-26 (1 day) · snapshot 2026-10-27
- Intelligence index
- 48.10
- Cost to run the AA index
- $909
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $1.00 / $5.00
- End-to-end time
- 83.5s
Is GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: GPT-6.1 Sol (Max), smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) | OpenAI | 48.10 | $909 | 83.5s | 2026-10-26 | ||
| 2 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) | OpenAI | 51.00 | $662 | 169.3s | 2026-09-29 | Frontier | |
| 3 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | OpenAI | 51.80 | $1082 | 291.1s | 2026-09-29 | Frontier |
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) today
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: gpt-6-1-terra.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh)
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Low)
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Non-reasoning)
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (High)
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Terra (Xhigh)
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium)
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (High)
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs Gemini 4 Argon (High)
- GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)
What the GPT-6.1 Terra release did to the frontier on 2026-10-26
1 of 6 effort levels reached the frontier at launch (GPT-6.1 Terra (Medium)). Impact 0.01, #45 of 45 releases this past year.
Should you use GPT-6.1 Terra (Max)?
Should you use GPT-6.1 Terra (Max)?
Only when it fits your setup: GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) is at least as smart for the same money or less, so GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) is off the value frontier today.
What is better and cheaper than GPT-6.1 Terra (Max)?
GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) — at least as smart for the same money or less.
How much does GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) cost?
$1.00/$5.00 in/out per 1M tokens, and $909 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) on the Pareto frontier?
No: GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) beats it on intelligence, cost, or both.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where GPT-6.1 Terra (Max) is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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