GPT-6.1 Terravs.Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Which one is better?
GPT-6.1 Terra is clearly ahead in the overall index and is cheaper too: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview costs 2 times (input) and 2.4 times (output) as much per token.
67
GPT-6.1 Terra
Rank 12 to 27
26
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Rank 36 to 44
91
GPT-6.1 Terra
fairly slow
145
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
fairly fast
$2
GPT-6.1 Terra
fairly expensive
$4.50
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
expensive
GPT-6.1 Terra
- Subscription
Subscriptions in Germany: n/a
- Via API
$1 input, $5 output per 1M tokens.
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
- Subscription
No Google subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €6.36 a month (ElevenLabs Starter, with limited credits). 26 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$2 input, $12 output per 1M tokens, unchanged since our price tracking began on Aug 14, 2026.
Overall index with data through Oct 29, 2026 · Prices from Oct 29, 2026 · Speed: measured by Artificial Analysis · Subscriptions as of Oct 24, 2026 · Subscription prices incl. VAT
Where is the difference?
Values from 0 to 100 per task area. We only name a winner when the gap is large enough and there are enough tests.
GPT-6.1 Terra ahead: 6Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview ahead: 0level: 1too little data: 3of 10 areas
AreaGPT-6.1 TerraGemini 3.1 Pro Preview0 to 100, higher is betterResult
Areas in the overall index
CodingGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 84Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 11
ReasoningGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 88Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 50
Mathematicsonly Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 16
KnowledgeGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 80Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 47
AgentsGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 57Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 24
Generalonly Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 29
MultimodalGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 70Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 42
Specialist fields
FinanceGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 45Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 10
LegallevelGPT-6.1 Terra: 8Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 16
Healthonly Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 33
Show 3 more areas that do not count toward the overall index
AreaGPT-6.1 TerraGemini 3.1 Pro Preview0 to 100, higher is betterResult
Searchonly Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 32
Productivityonly Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 30
Educationonly Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 12
See for yourself: same task, one attempt
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.
GPT-6.1 Terra
Not tested yet
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
The response reached the token limit. No complete recording is available.
Reasoning (requested): high
Current attempt
- Run date
- Oct 6, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview
- API model reported in response
- google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Pinned endpoint
- Google AI Studio | google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview-20260219
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Failed
- Response time
- 63.8 s
Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.
Earlier attempts (3)
- Oct 2, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
- Oct 1, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
- Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
Prompt and test conditions
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Task origin (Simon Willison)SVG short test
There is no shared test round for this selection. Results from different rounds are not mixed.
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Terra | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall index0 to 100, higher is better | 67 | 26 |
| Rank | Rank 12 to 27 of 95 | Rank 36 to 44 of 95 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $1above 272,000 tokens: $2 | $2above 200,000 tokens: $4 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $5above 272,000 tokens: $7.50 | $12above 200,000 tokens: $18 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 91 | 145 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,580 A4 pages | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 1, 2026 | n/a |
| Released | Oct 26, 2026 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Preview |
| Open weights | no | no |
- GPT-6.1 Terra, 12-hour cache write: The table's cache-write rate covers 30-minute retention. With 12-hour retention it is $2.50 per 1M tokens through 272,000 input tokens, $5 above. Source
- GPT-6.1 Terra, Long-context billing: Above 272,000 input tokens, the higher rates apply to the entire request. Input and cache rates double, while output costs 1.5 times the standard rate. Source
- GPT-6.1 Terra, Batch and Flex pricing: 50% off standard pricing Source
- GPT-6.1 Terra, Fast pricing: Fast mode costs twice the standard price Source
- GPT-6.1 Terra, Regional processing: 10% surcharge over standard processing Source
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Shared benchmarks
Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.
A: GPT-6.1 TerraB: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 26%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 20.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 15.2%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 9.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 49.5%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 2.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 84%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 32%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 45.5%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 24.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 5.9%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Hardware · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 26.7%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 84.8%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 79.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 42.5%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 34.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Media · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 58.3%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Show 31 more benchmarks
Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 16.3%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 23.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 22.1%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 9.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0ML · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 42.4%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 75.9%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 80.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 53.1%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 36.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Operations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 40.7%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 7.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchCivil Litigation · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 14.8%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 11.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 16.1%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Science · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 54.8%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 2.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchCivil Litigation · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 80.6%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 82.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 47.2%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 32.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Security · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 80%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchConstitutional / Civil Rights · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 23.7%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 21.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchForms & Filings · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 12.6%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 3.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Software · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 50%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 3.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchConstitutional / Civil Rights · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 78%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 79.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchForms & Filings · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 51.7%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 30.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchCriminal · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 17.5%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 19.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchNumbers & Calculations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 19.1%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 23.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchCriminal · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 76.2%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 76.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchNumbers & Calculations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 63.9%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 66.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchFamily · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 4.5%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 4.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchRule & Source Lookup · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 14.9%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 13.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchFamily · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 64.8%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 58.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchRule & Source Lookup · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 40.9%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 28.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchHealth · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 56.7%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 33.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchWeighted Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 49.7%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 37.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchHealth · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 92.8%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 83.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchImmigration · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 9.1%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 18.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchImmigration · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 69.8%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 72.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchOverall · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 78.7%Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 76.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Compare another matchup
More matchups
Related LLM comparisons
Compare GPT-6.1 Terra and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview with other leading models.