GPT-6.1 Terravs.Grok 4.5
Which one is better?
GPT-6.1 Terra is clearly ahead in the overall index and is cheaper too: Grok 4.5 costs 2 times (input) and 1.2 times (output) as much per token.
67
GPT-6.1 Terra
Rank 12 to 27
35
Grok 4.5
Rank 30 to 42
91
GPT-6.1 Terra
fairly slow
70
Grok 4.5
fairly slow
$2
GPT-6.1 Terra
fairly expensive
$3
Grok 4.5
fairly expensive
GPT-6.1 Terra
- Subscription
Subscriptions in Germany: n/a
- Via API
$1 input, $5 output per 1M tokens.
Grok 4.5
- Subscription
At xAI from €8 a month (The X Subscription Plus). Through other providers from ≈ €1.06 a month (Command Code Go, with limited credits). 28 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$2 input, $6 output per 1M tokens, unchanged since our price tracking began on Aug 14, 2026.
- Note
- There is a successor: Grok 4.6 (rank 20 to 27, same price).
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: 4Grok 4.5 ahead: 1level: 2too little data: 3of 10 areas
AreaGPT-6.1 TerraGrok 4.50 to 100, higher is betterResult
Areas in the overall index
CodingGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 84Grok 4.5: 30
ReasoningGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 88Grok 4.5: 48
Mathematicsonly Grok 4.5 has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGrok 4.5: 38
KnowledgeGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 80Grok 4.5: 39
AgentslevelGPT-6.1 Terra: 57Grok 4.5: 59
Generalonly Grok 4.5 has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGrok 4.5: 26
MultimodalGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 70Grok 4.5: 10
Specialist fields
FinancelevelGPT-6.1 Terra: 45Grok 4.5: 29
LegalGrok 4.5 aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 8Grok 4.5: 46
Healthonly Grok 4.5 has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGrok 4.5: 37
Show 2 more areas that do not count toward the overall index
AreaGPT-6.1 TerraGrok 4.50 to 100, higher is betterResult
Cybersecurityonly Grok 4.5 has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGrok 4.5: 49
Searchonly Grok 4.5 has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGrok 4.5: 48
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
Grok 4.5
Reasoning (requested): high
Current attempt
- Run date
- Oct 1, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- x-ai/grok-4.5
- API model reported in response
- x-ai/grok-4.5
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Pinned endpoint
- xAI | x-ai/grok-4.5-20260708
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
- Response time
- 23.1 s
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
Earlier attempts (1)
- 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 | Grok 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall index0 to 100, higher is better | 67 | 35 |
| Rank | Rank 12 to 27 of 95 | Rank 30 to 42 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 | $6above 200,000 tokens: $12 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 91 | 70 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,580 A4 pages | 500,000 tokens≈ 750 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 1, 2026 | Feb 1, 2026 |
| Released | Oct 26, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Active |
| 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: Grok 4.5
CritPt v2Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 25.7%Grok 4.5: 15.4%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GDPval-AAOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 1,353.15 eloGrok 4.5: 1,390.04 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 26%Grok 4.5: 38%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
MMMU-ProOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 83.8%Grok 4.5: 80.4%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Tax Agent BenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 15.2%Grok 4.5: 24.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 49.5%Grok 4.5: 8.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 84%Grok 4.5: 69%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%Grok 4.5: 51.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 5.9%Grok 4.5: 10%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Hardware · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 26.7%Grok 4.5: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Show 34 more benchmarks
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 84.8%Grok 4.5: 88.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 42.5%Grok 4.5: 60.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Media · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 58.3%Grok 4.5: 0%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%Grok 4.5: 30.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 22.1%Grok 4.5: 36.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0ML · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 42.4%Grok 4.5: 3%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%Grok 4.5: 86.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 53.1%Grok 4.5: 70.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Operations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 40.7%Grok 4.5: 11.1%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%Grok 4.5: 33.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 16.1%Grok 4.5: 20.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Science · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 54.8%Grok 4.5: 14.3%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%Grok 4.5: 88.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 47.2%Grok 4.5: 59.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Security · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 80%Grok 4.5: 20%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%Grok 4.5: 31.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchForms & Filings · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 12.6%Grok 4.5: 16.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Software · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 50%Grok 4.5: 7.4%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%Grok 4.5: 85.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchForms & Filings · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 51.7%Grok 4.5: 64.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchCriminal · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 17.5%Grok 4.5: 36.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchNumbers & Calculations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 19.1%Grok 4.5: 33.3%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%Grok 4.5: 82.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchNumbers & Calculations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 63.9%Grok 4.5: 72.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchFamily · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 4.5%Grok 4.5: 9.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchRule & Source Lookup · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 14.9%Grok 4.5: 33.2%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%Grok 4.5: 70.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchRule & Source Lookup · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 40.9%Grok 4.5: 60.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchHealth · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 56.7%Grok 4.5: 66.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchWeighted Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 49.7%Grok 4.5: 64.3%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%Grok 4.5: 93.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchImmigration · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalGPT-6.1 Terra: 9.1%Grok 4.5: 36.4%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%Grok 4.5: 82.3%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%Grok 4.5: 84.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026