GPT-5 Mini vs GPT-6.1 Terra
GPT-6.1 Terra leads GPT-5 Mini on coding, 77.4 to 34.2 on the Vibe Coding Index, and GPT-5 Mini costs 2.5x less per output token ($2.00 vs $5.00 per million). Updated October 29, 2026; 15 benchmarks have a result for both.
GPT-5 Mini or GPT-6.1 Terra: which to pick
Pick GPT-6.1 Terra for coding: it scores 77.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 34.2 for GPT-5 Mini.
Pick GPT-5 Mini for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($2.00 vs $5.00 per million).
- Shared results
- 15
- GPT-5 Mini only
- 87
- GPT-6.1 Terra only
- 21
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
GPT-6.1 Terra
GPT-6.1 Terra scores 77.4 against 34.2.
2 and 4 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only GPT-6.1 Terra has a AA Intelligence Index result, 51.0.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only GPT-5 Mini has a AA Agentic Index result, 6.8.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only GPT-5 Mini has a GPQA Diamond result, 80.3%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only GPT-5 Mini has a AIME result, 91.5%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only GPT-5 Mini has a MMLU Pro result, 82.2%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
GPT-6.1 Terra
GPT-6.1 Terra leads, 1283 against 1124.
Same board, both measured
General
Vals Index
No call
Only GPT-6.1 Terra has a Vals Index result, 60.5%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-6.1 Terra
GPT-6.1 Terra takes 1.05M tokens against 400K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 Mini $0.0013, GPT-6.1 Terra $0.0035 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only GPT-5 Mini has the number, $0.08.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-5 Mini 34.2 from 2 benchmarks, GPT-6.1 Terra 77.4 from 4 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Math, 46.0 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- FrontierMath, tier 4: GPT-5 Mini 12.2% against GPT-6.1 Terra 92.7%, 80.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-5 Mini $2.00 against GPT-6.1 Terra $5.00 per million output tokens, 2.5x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-5 Mini takes 400K tokens, GPT-6.1 Terra 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GPT-5 Mini | Bars | GPT-6.1 Terra | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 2 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 3 | ||
| Math | 0 | 3 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 1 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 4 | ||
| General | 0 | 2 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 15 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 59.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 39.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 94.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1673 | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| AA Coding Index | 15.6 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 86.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 60.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 49.5% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 14.2% | 84.0% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 83.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| SciCode | 39.0% | 55.1% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 33.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Terminal-Bench | 34.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| WeirdML | 52.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 2608.8 | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1406 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1394 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1657 | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1719 | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 51.0 | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.3 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 6.8 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 73.9% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 93.1% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 48.6% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 15.2% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 26.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 1.7% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 71.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 68.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | -$31 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) | 55.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 31 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 80.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 88.7% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 78.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 82.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 21.5% | 46.2% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 75.0% | 94.3% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| ARC-AGI | 54.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 4.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Chess puzzles | 24.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 10.0% | 74.0% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| EBR-bench | Not measured | 78.1% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| VPCT | 40.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1380 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1378 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1383 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1202 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1210 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 70.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Scale run) | Not measured | 35.7% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 91.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | 94.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 92.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 90.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 86.7% | 100.0% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 46.7% | 90.9% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 12.2% | 92.7% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| ProofBench | 9.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MATH level 5 | 97.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1378 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1380 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MathArena | 14.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 82.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 81.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 68.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 60.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 75.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 66.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 96.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 43.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 83.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 21.6% | 57.3% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| LMArena Text: science | 1371 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1380 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1375 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1358 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 41.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1124 | 1283 | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1101 | 1277 | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1128 | 1348 | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1132 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1034 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1113 | 1295 | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1089 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1122 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 82.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 60.5% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 82.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 80.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| IFBench | 75.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 72.3% | 82.7% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| DTBench | 80.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMCA | 34.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 83.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Furniture assembly | Not measured | 79.2% | Only GPT-6.1 Terra measured |
| LMArena Text | 1373 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1356 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1325 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision | 1202 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1379 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1362 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1386 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1366 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1341 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1307 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1387 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1355 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1361 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1378 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1363 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1355 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1344 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1340 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1216 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1214 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1199 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1205 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1217 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1226 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1181 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MultiChallenge | 59.0% | 74.2% | GPT-6.1 Terra |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Terra | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
GPT-5 Mini costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
GPT-5 Mini costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
GPT-5 Mini costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | OpenAI GPT-5 Mini | OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | August 7, 2025 | October 26, 2026 |
| Context window | 400K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.25 | $1.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.00 | $5.00 |
| Coding index | 34.2 | 77.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 4 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.08 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-5 Mini better than GPT-6.1 Terra for coding?
Pick GPT-6.1 Terra for coding: it scores 77.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 34.2 for GPT-5 Mini. Pick GPT-5 Mini for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($2.00 vs $5.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Mini or GPT-6.1 Terra?
GPT-5 Mini costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens; GPT-6.1 Terra costs $1.00 and $5.00. Cost per solved task is known for GPT-5 Mini only.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-5 Mini or GPT-6.1 Terra?
GPT-6.1 Terra, with 1.05M tokens against 400K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-5 Mini vs GPT-6.1 Terra comparison based on?
15 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 29, 2026. GPT-5 Mini's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and GPT-6.1 Terra's on 4. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.