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GPT-6.1 Terravs.Gemini 4 Argon

Which one is better?

Gemini 4 Argon is clearly ahead in the overall index, but costs twice as much per token.

IntelligenceOverall index, 0 to 100 · higher is better
67

GPT-6.1 Terra

Rank 12 to 27

93

Gemini 4 Argon

Rank 2 to 7

SpeedTokens per second · higher is better
91

GPT-6.1 Terra

fairly slow

82

Gemini 4 Argon

fairly slow

PriceDollars per 1M tokens · lower is better
$2

GPT-6.1 Terra

fairly expensive

$4

Gemini 4 Argon

fairly expensive

GPT-6.1 Terra

Subscription

Subscriptions in Germany: n/a

Via API

$1 input, $5 output per 1M tokens.

Gemini 4 Argon

Subscription

At Google DeepMind from €21.99 a month (Google AI Pro, with limited credits). Through other providers from ≈ €6.36 a month (ElevenLabs Starter, with limited credits). 28 plans in Germany.

Via API

$2 input, $10 output per 1M tokens.

Note
There is a successor: Gemini 4 Carbon (rank 1 to 5).

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: 0Gemini 4 Argon ahead: 4level: 2too little data: 4of 10 areas

GPT-6.1 TerraGemini 4 Argon0 to 100, higher is better
Areas in the overall index
CodinglevelGPT-6.1 Terra: 84Gemini 4 Argon: 90
ReasoninglevelGPT-6.1 Terra: 88Gemini 4 Argon: 90
Mathematicsonly Gemini 4 Argon has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 4 Argon: 90
KnowledgeGemini 4 Argon aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 80Gemini 4 Argon: 97
AgentsGemini 4 Argon aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 57Gemini 4 Argon: 80
Generalonly Gemini 4 Argon has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 4 Argon: 92
Multimodalonly GPT-6.1 Terra has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: 70Gemini 4 Argon: not enough data
Specialist fields
FinanceGemini 4 Argon aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 45Gemini 4 Argon: 92
LegalGemini 4 Argon aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 8Gemini 4 Argon: 91
Healthonly Gemini 4 Argon has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 4 Argon: 93
Show 3 more areas that do not count toward the overall index
GPT-6.1 TerraGemini 4 Argon0 to 100, higher is better
Cybersecurityonly Gemini 4 Argon has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 4 Argon: 97
Productivityonly Gemini 4 Argon has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 4 Argon: 91
Educationonly Gemini 4 Argon has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGemini 4 Argon: 90

See for yourself: same task, one attempt

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.

MetricGPT-6.1 TerraGemini 4 Argon
Intelligence
Overall index0 to 100, higher is better6793
RankRank 12 to 27 of 95Rank 2 to 7 of 95
Price per 1M tokens
Inputwhat you send$1above 272,000 tokens: $2$2
Outputwhat the model writes$5above 272,000 tokens: $7.50$10
Speed
Tokens per second9182
Technical
Context windowhow much text the model reads at once1.05 M tokens≈ 1,580 A4 pages1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages
Knowledge cutoffJun 1, 2026n/a
ReleasedOct 26, 2026Oct 13, 2026
AvailabilityActiveActive
Open weightsnono
  • 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
  • Gemini 4 Argon, Standard pricing through November 30, 2026: Per 1 million tokens: $2.00 input, $10.00 output including thinking, and $0.10 cached input. Source
  • Gemini 4 Argon, Standard pricing from December 1, 2026: Per 1 million tokens: $4.00 input, $20.00 output including thinking, and $0.20 cached input. Source
  • Gemini 4 Argon, Caching: Implicit caching only; explicit caching is not supported. 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 4 Argon

AA-BriefcaseOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 1,263.5 eloGemini 4 Argon: 1,483.28 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-OmniscienceOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 27.767 pointsGemini 4 Argon: 46.1 pointsArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience AccuracyOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 47.3%Gemini 4 Argon: 48.3%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateOverall · lower is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 37.0%Gemini 4 Argon: 4.3%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 42.334 pointsGemini 4 Argon: 50.412 pointsArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AutomationBench-AAOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 58.5%Gemini 4 Argon: 77.5%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CritPt v2Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 25.7%Gemini 4 Argon: 27.1%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CritPt v2 (Hard Subset)Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 60.5%Gemini 4 Argon: 52.5%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
EMB v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 73.3%Gemini 4 Argon: 74.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 56%Gemini 4 Argon: 67.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
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FrontierCodeOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 37.5%Gemini 4 Argon: 25.7%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
FrontierCode 1.1 MainOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 37.2%Gemini 4 Argon: 43.5%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GDP.pdfOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 28.0%Gemini 4 Argon: 21.8%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GDPval-AAOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 1,353.15 eloGemini 4 Argon: 1,631.09 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Overall · Task fully resolved · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 1.7%Gemini 4 Argon: 27.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLE-DiamondOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 35.4%Gemini 4 Argon: 56.7%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 26%Gemini 4 Argon: 54.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 15.2%Gemini 4 Argon: 44.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-BenchOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 41.9%Gemini 4 Argon: 57.1%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 49.5%Gemini 4 Argon: 57.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench-ScienceOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 33.3%Gemini 4 Argon: 52.9%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Vals Finance IndexOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 52.9%Gemini 4 Argon: 64.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals IndexOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 60.5%Gemini 4 Argon: 69.2%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals Legal IndexOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 58.6%Gemini 4 Argon: 76.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 84%Gemini 4 Argon: 91.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMB v1.1Comps · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 75.6%Gemini 4 Argon: 82.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Adjustments · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 50.6%Gemini 4 Argon: 70.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Antitrust Competition · Criteria passed · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 83%Gemini 4 Argon: 97.6%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 4 Argon: 68.2%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 4 Argon: 20%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Hardware · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 26.7%Gemini 4 Argon: 46.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Finance IndexEMB v1.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 73.3%Gemini 4 Argon: 74.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals IndexCode Migration v1.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 72.2%Gemini 4 Argon: 74.4%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals Legal IndexBusiness & Commercial · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 51.6%Gemini 4 Argon: 71.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMB v1.1Dataroom · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 86.3%Gemini 4 Argon: 85%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1All-Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 42.6%Gemini 4 Argon: 58.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Antitrust Competition · Task fully resolved · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 0%Gemini 4 Argon: 60%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 4 Argon: 92.9%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 4 Argon: 63.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Media · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 58.3%Gemini 4 Argon: 83.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Finance IndexFinance Agent v2.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 56%Gemini 4 Argon: 67.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals IndexEMB v1.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 73.3%Gemini 4 Argon: 74.8%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals Legal IndexCivil Negligence · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 50.5%Gemini 4 Argon: 74%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMB v1.1DCF · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 64.3%Gemini 4 Argon: 65.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Comparables · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 50.4%Gemini 4 Argon: 61.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Arbitration International Dispute Resolution · Criteria passed · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 88.4%Gemini 4 Argon: 96.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 16.3%Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5%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 4 Argon: 66.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0ML · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 42.4%Gemini 4 Argon: 69.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Finance IndexTax Agent Bench · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 15.2%Gemini 4 Argon: 44.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals IndexFinance Agent v2.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 56%Gemini 4 Argon: 67.7%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals Legal IndexCriminal · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 51.3%Gemini 4 Argon: 75.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMB v1.1LBO · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 64.1%Gemini 4 Argon: 67.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Disclosure Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 64.2%Gemini 4 Argon: 83.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Arbitration International Dispute Resolution · Task fully resolved · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 0%Gemini 4 Argon: 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 4 Argon: 91.9%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 4 Argon: 84.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Operations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 40.7%Gemini 4 Argon: 55.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals IndexHLAB-Vals-1.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 1.7%Gemini 4 Argon: 27.1%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals Legal IndexFamily · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 4.5%Gemini 4 Argon: 36.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMB v1.1M&A · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 80.7%Gemini 4 Argon: 80.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Earnings Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 83%Gemini 4 Argon: 82.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Banking Finance · Criteria passed · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 90.1%Gemini 4 Argon: 97.4%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 4 Argon: 51.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

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