Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra
aka Opus 5.5 vs OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra
- Author picksClaude Opus 5.53–2
- CheaperGPT-6.1 Terra24/25 postsmedian gap ~9.2×
- FasterGPT-6.1 Terra26/28 postsmedian gap ~2.3×
As stated in each post, not a controlled benchmark.
Posts
59Ink drop to galaxy, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @ottollm.
Neon Runner game, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @jcashcrypto.
Neon corridor in pi, three models incl. Particle-1: Particle-1, Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @agentsky_dev.
Fake Genie 4 walkable world in one HTML file: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Muse Wonder 1.0. Posted by @maker_evan.
Four builds each: Argon, Kimi, Terra and Opus: Gemini 4 Argon, Kimi K3.1 Pro, GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @DanielZambrini.
Blender MCP medieval scene, Terra vs Sol vs Opus: GPT-6.1 Terra, GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @eridots.
Chess game, GPT-6.1 Terra Max vs Claude Opus 5.5 High: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @ZryMiller.
Rainbow jelly Lego tower, Terra vs Opus: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @0xRhinoX.
Pelican biking a coast road day to night, three models: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5, Kimi K3.1 Pro. Posted by @techfren.
Terraria remake, Opus vs Terra: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @ITangieff.
Mickey Mouse in 3D, Opus vs Terra: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @luckeyfaraday.
One-prompt playable 3D game, Opus vs Terra: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @jcashcrypto.
Ant in amber you can melt and smash, Opus vs Terra: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @AntSeed.
Physics paper as a native Word file, three models: GPT-6.1 Terra, GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @GanachainLabs.
Recreate a logo with computer use, Opus vs Terra: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @ajaypv4.
Bionic nautilus sim, four models one prompt: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Muse Wonder 1.0. Posted by @maker_evan.
Infinite zoom pelican on a bicycle, three models: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5, Kimi K3.1 Pro. Posted by @techfren.
Photoreal human eye in the browser, four models: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Muse Wonder 1.0. Posted by @maker_evan.
Pixel-art shiba in snowy Tokyo, four models: GPT-6.1 Terra, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Claude Opus 5.5, Muse Wonder 1.0. Posted by @maker_evan.
Three.js scene rebuild, five models ranked: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Sonnet 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra, Gemini 4 Argon. Posted by @itsgarycheung.
Vibe video editing, four Claude and GPT-6.1 models: Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @nfcodes.
Dance-clip motion graphics, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @IsekaiBardGuild.
Editable research poster in PowerPoint, two models: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @GanachainLabs.
3D big sea fish, three models: Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @jpshrodinger.
Water bottle flip test, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @coreydmjohnson.
Rainbow jelly bear, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @0xRhinoX.
Looping pelican bike ride in Blender, two models: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @EvoLinkAi.
SVG pelican, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @hiwise_aigc.
3D motor, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @vcaverog.
One-leg flamingo, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @dromexa.
Alpine lake, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @VraserX.
City diorama, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @crtvTeknologist.
Browser portrait from scripted brush strokes: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @EvoLinkAi.
Mechanical watch assembly video, three models: GPT-6.1 Terra, GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @kupi_fx.
Burning skulls, four models compared: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Terra, GPT-6.1 Sol. Posted by @TypingMindApp.
Tiger in HyperFrames, four models at medium effort: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @sebmoska.
Agency landing page, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @viktoroddy.
Falling holographic Pokémon card, four models: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5, Gemini 4 Argon, Muse Wonder 1.0. Posted by @Terry_Djony.
Engine explainer, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @FabianoFirmo.
Pac-Man, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @sayiyla.
Sunken river steamer, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @sakatayasha.
3D car configurator, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @WojakTheDev.
Four ducks from one prompt, four models: GPT-6.1 Terra, GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @aiRobertDaily.
Cartoon bicycle ride, three models: GPT-6.1 Terra, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @_ninetyhe.
Rocket League in the browser, a guess-which test: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5. Posted by @maker_evan.
Launch-style promo video, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra: Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Terra. Posted by @IdontknowX25.
Supercar drive, three labs' agents on day one: GPT-6.1 Terra, Claude Opus 5.5, Gemini 4 Argon. Posted by @agentsky_dev.
Same prompt, separate runs
9Not a controlled comparison: prompts, tools and time differ.
FawnBench (3D deer)
About this matchup
Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra in real side-by-side tests: 59 posts from X where both got the same prompt; 32 posts report cost or time. Judge coding ability from the actual outputs.
Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra: which is better for coding?
Which is better for coding, Opus 5.5 or GPT-6.1 Terra?
Author picks: where the author preferred one of the two, they picked Claude Opus 5.5 3 times and GPT-6.1 Terra twice. That covers 5 of the 59 posts here; each post is a different task, so watch the outputs above for the work you care about.
Which is cheaper, Opus 5.5 or GPT-6.1 Terra?
25 posts state a cost for both: GPT-6.1 Terra was cheaper in 24; Claude Opus 5.5 in 1 (median gap ~9.2×). These are the costs the posts state for each run, not list prices.
Which is faster, Opus 5.5 or GPT-6.1 Terra?
28 posts state a time for both: GPT-6.1 Terra was faster in 26; Claude Opus 5.5 in 2 (median gap ~2.3×). Times are as stated in each post; tools and settings differ between posts.
Summary
Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Terra appear together in 59 posts on X: Blender oak tree shake, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra (@MrTacticalX), ink drop to galaxy, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5 (@ottollm), neon Runner game, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra (@jcashcrypto), neon corridor in pi, three models incl. Particle-1 (@agentsky_dev), fake Genie 4 walkable world in one HTML file (@maker_evan) and 54 more. 23 of them are part of larger lineups with other models. The 5 most-viewed examples: In @EnvolDev's alpine Gold seaplane flight, three models, GPT-6.1 Terra was cheaper ($4.90 vs $31.85) and faster (43 min vs 2 h 45 min), as reported in the post. In @rubenssoto_ai's electric motor explainer, Opus vs Sol vs Terra, GPT-6.1 Terra was cheaper ($0.22 vs $15.36) and faster (3.4 min vs 52.6 min), as reported in the post. In @MrTacticalX's floating windmill farm island in Blender, Terra vs Opus, GPT-6.1 Terra was cheaper ($0.32 vs $30.23) and faster (5 min vs 1 h 41 min), as reported in the post. In @vib3coded's tiny isometric courtyard, Opus vs Terra, GPT-6.1 Terra was cheaper ($1.23 vs $14.17), as reported in the post. In @0xRhinoX's rainbow jelly cake you can slice and light, GPT-6.1 Terra was cheaper ($3.00 vs $8.17) and faster (40 min vs 50 min), as reported in the post. The table below lists all 30 posts with numbers for both.
What each post reports
Only numbers stated in each post. “—” means the post doesn’t say.
Quick facts
| Model | Vendor | Released | Input $/1M tokens | Output $/1M tokens | Context (tokens) | Official links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | 2026-09-22 | $4 | $20 | 1,000,000 | Model docs |
| GPT-6.1 Terra | OpenAI | 2026-10-26 | Announcement |
From the vendors’ official pages, checked 2026-10-26. Standard API list prices; each value links its source and a blank cell could not be verified. The archive’s own numbers above are what each post states.
Who won where
5- Mickey Mouse in 3D, Opus vs TerraThe poster says Terra was 17x faster, 45x cheaper and used 9x fewer tokens, but Opus won clearly on quality.— the author’s view, @luckeyfaraday (paraphrased)
- One-prompt playable 3D game, Opus vs TerraThe poster rates Opus 5.5 far ahead and calls the Terra game a cheap imitation.— the author’s view, @jcashcrypto (paraphrased)
- Sunken river steamer, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 TerraThe poster says Terra was faster, a big win for OpenAI, but Opus is still unbeatable: slower, with a better scene, denser atmosphere and tighter interactivity.— the author’s view, @sakatayasha (paraphrased)
- Cartoon bicycle ride, three modelsThe poster feels GPT-6.1 Terra did the best of the three.— the author’s view, @_ninetyhe (paraphrased)
- 3D McDonald's, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5The poster says GPT-6.1 Terra beats Opus 5.5 at 4.5x lower price.— the author’s view, @aimlapi (paraphrased)
Prompts shown in the posts
A holographic Pokémon card fluttering down from the sky until it lands — @Terry_Djony
































































