Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra

aka Opus 5.5 vs OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra

59 posts1,137 likes143.8K views

  • 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

59

Same prompt, separate runs

9

Not a controlled comparison: prompts, tools and time differ.

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

Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra: cost, time and tokens as stated in each post
PostModelTimeCostTokensAuthor’s verdictPost
Blender oak tree shake, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra@MrTacticalXClaude Opus 5.53 h 50 min$59.65——X post
Blender oak tree shake, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra@MrTacticalXGPT-6.1 Terra43 min$1.75——X post
Ink drop to galaxy, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@ottollmGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Ink drop to galaxy, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@ottollmClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Neon Runner game, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra@jcashcryptoClaude Opus 5.555 min$4.22——X post
Neon Runner game, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra@jcashcryptoGPT-6.1 Terra12 min$0.84——X post
Neon corridor in pi, three models incl. Particle-1@agentsky_devClaude Opus 5.57.9 min$2.12——X post
Neon corridor in pi, three models incl. Particle-1@agentsky_devGPT-6.1 Terra5.2 min$0.23——X post
Fake Genie 4 walkable world in one HTML file@maker_evanGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Fake Genie 4 walkable world in one HTML file@maker_evanClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Four builds each: Argon, Kimi, Terra and Opus@DanielZambriniGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Four builds each: Argon, Kimi, Terra and Opus@DanielZambriniClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Blender MCP medieval scene, Terra vs Sol vs Opus@eridotsGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Blender MCP medieval scene, Terra vs Sol vs Opus@eridotsClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Chess game, GPT-6.1 Terra Max vs Claude Opus 5.5 High@ZryMillerGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Chess game, GPT-6.1 Terra Max vs Claude Opus 5.5 High@ZryMillerClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Rainbow jelly Lego tower, Terra vs Opus@0xRhinoXGPT-6.1 Terra32 min$3.50——X post
Rainbow jelly Lego tower, Terra vs Opus@0xRhinoXClaude Opus 5.51 h 05 min$14.85——X post
Pelican biking a coast road day to night, three models@techfrenGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Pelican biking a coast road day to night, three models@techfrenClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Terraria remake, Opus vs Terra@ITangieffClaude Opus 5.51 h 24 min———X post
Terraria remake, Opus vs Terra@ITangieffGPT-6.1 Terra48 min———X post
Mickey Mouse in 3D, Opus vs Terra@luckeyfaradayClaude Opus 5.5———Author’s pickX post
Mickey Mouse in 3D, Opus vs Terra@luckeyfaradayGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
One-prompt playable 3D game, Opus vs Terra@jcashcryptoClaude Opus 5.5—$2.44—Author’s pickX post
One-prompt playable 3D game, Opus vs Terra@jcashcryptoGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Ant in amber you can melt and smash, Opus vs Terra@AntSeedGPT-6.1 Terra2 min$0.027——X post
Ant in amber you can melt and smash, Opus vs Terra@AntSeedClaude Opus 5.51 h 03 min$13.63——X post
Physics paper as a native Word file, three models@GanachainLabsGPT-6.1 Terra5.9 min$0.36——X post
Physics paper as a native Word file, three models@GanachainLabsClaude Opus 5.518.4 min$5.27——X post
Recreate a logo with computer use, Opus vs Terra@ajaypv4Claude Opus 5.511.2 min———X post
Recreate a logo with computer use, Opus vs Terra@ajaypv4GPT-6.1 Terra15.9 min———X post
Bionic nautilus sim, four models one prompt@maker_evanGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Bionic nautilus sim, four models one prompt@maker_evanClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Infinite zoom pelican on a bicycle, three models@techfrenGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Infinite zoom pelican on a bicycle, three models@techfrenClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Photoreal human eye in the browser, four models@maker_evanGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Photoreal human eye in the browser, four models@maker_evanClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Pixel-art shiba in snowy Tokyo, four models@maker_evanGPT-6.1 Terra79 s———X post
Pixel-art shiba in snowy Tokyo, four models@maker_evanClaude Opus 5.516 min———X post
Three.js scene rebuild, five models ranked@itsgarycheungClaude Opus 5.542 min———X post
Three.js scene rebuild, five models ranked@itsgarycheungGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Vibe video editing, four Claude and GPT-6.1 models@nfcodesClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Vibe video editing, four Claude and GPT-6.1 models@nfcodesGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Dance-clip motion graphics, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@IsekaiBardGuildGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Dance-clip motion graphics, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@IsekaiBardGuildClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Editable research poster in PowerPoint, two models@GanachainLabsGPT-6.1 Terra4.5 min$0.28——X post
Editable research poster in PowerPoint, two models@GanachainLabsClaude Opus 5.56.6 min$2.15——X post
3D big sea fish, three models@jpshrodingerClaude Opus 5.5—$1.04——X post
3D big sea fish, three models@jpshrodingerGPT-6.1 Terra—$0.03——X post
Water bottle flip test, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@coreydmjohnsonGPT-6.1 Terra28 min$2.56——X post
Water bottle flip test, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@coreydmjohnsonClaude Opus 5.532 min$7.25——X post
Rainbow jelly bear, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@0xRhinoXGPT-6.1 Terra25 min$4.15——X post
Rainbow jelly bear, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@0xRhinoXClaude Opus 5.540 min$13.16——X post
Looping pelican bike ride in Blender, two models@EvoLinkAiClaude Opus 5.513.2 min$1.88——X post
Looping pelican bike ride in Blender, two models@EvoLinkAiGPT-6.1 Terra12.2 min$0.41——X post
SVG pelican, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@hiwise_aigcGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
SVG pelican, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@hiwise_aigcClaude Opus 5.5————X post
3D motor, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@vcaverogGPT-6.1 Terra3.5 min$0.22——X post
3D motor, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@vcaverogClaude Opus 5.552 min$15.36——X post
One-leg flamingo, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra@dromexaClaude Opus 5.515 min$1.10——X post
One-leg flamingo, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra@dromexaGPT-6.1 Terra10 min$0.70——X post
Alpine lake, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@VraserXGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Alpine lake, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@VraserXClaude Opus 5.5————X post
City diorama, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@crtvTeknologistGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
City diorama, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@crtvTeknologistClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Browser portrait from scripted brush strokes@EvoLinkAiGPT-6.1 Terra2.5 min$0.40——X post
Browser portrait from scripted brush strokes@EvoLinkAiClaude Opus 5.522.9 min$4.05——X post
Mechanical watch assembly video, three models@kupi_fxGPT-6.1 Terra12.2 min———X post
Mechanical watch assembly video, three models@kupi_fxClaude Opus 5.51 h 25 min———X post
Burning skulls, four models compared@TypingMindAppClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Burning skulls, four models compared@TypingMindAppGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Tiger in HyperFrames, four models at medium effort@sebmoskaClaude Opus 5.524.3 min$4.55——X post
Tiger in HyperFrames, four models at medium effort@sebmoskaGPT-6.1 Terra4.3 min$0.19——X post
Agency landing page, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@viktoroddyGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Agency landing page, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@viktoroddyClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Falling holographic Pokémon card, four models@Terry_DjonyGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Falling holographic Pokémon card, four models@Terry_DjonyClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Engine explainer, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@FabianoFirmoGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Engine explainer, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@FabianoFirmoClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Pac-Man, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@sayiylaGPT-6.1 Terra2.8 min$0.07——X post
Pac-Man, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@sayiylaClaude Opus 5.57.5 min$1.03——X post
Sunken river steamer, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra@sakatayashaClaude Opus 5.555 min——Author’s pickX post
Sunken river steamer, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra@sakatayashaGPT-6.1 Terra38 min———X post
3D car configurator, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@WojakTheDevGPT-6.1 Terra9.6 min$0.40——X post
3D car configurator, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@WojakTheDevClaude Opus 5.52 min$0.12——X post
Four ducks from one prompt, four models@aiRobertDailyGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Four ducks from one prompt, four models@aiRobertDailyClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Cartoon bicycle ride, three models@_ninetyheGPT-6.1 Terra———Author’s pickX post
Cartoon bicycle ride, three models@_ninetyheClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Rocket League in the browser, a guess-which test@maker_evanGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Rocket League in the browser, a guess-which test@maker_evanClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Launch-style promo video, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra@IdontknowX25Claude Opus 5.5————X post
Launch-style promo video, Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Terra@IdontknowX25GPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Supercar drive, three labs' agents on day one@agentsky_devGPT-6.1 Terra3.5 min$0.12——X post
Supercar drive, three labs' agents on day one@agentsky_devClaude Opus 5.58.3 min$1.31——X post
3D McDonald's, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@aimlapiGPT-6.1 Terra40 min$0.73—Author’s pickX post
3D McDonald's, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@aimlapiClaude Opus 5.51 h 23 min$3.35——X post
Stacked pelican bicycle, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@AndyL5ccGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Stacked pelican bicycle, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@AndyL5ccClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Bedsheet in the wind, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@AndyL5ccGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Bedsheet in the wind, GPT-6.1 Terra vs Claude Opus 5.5@AndyL5ccClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Diecast RX-7 with a working Wankel engine@MattVidProGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Diecast RX-7 with a working Wankel engine@MattVidProClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Tiny isometric courtyard, Opus vs Terra@vib3codedClaude Opus 5.5—$14.17——X post
Tiny isometric courtyard, Opus vs Terra@vib3codedGPT-6.1 Terra—$1.23——X post
Floating windmill farm island in Blender, Terra vs Opus@MrTacticalXGPT-6.1 Terra5 min$0.32——X post
Floating windmill farm island in Blender, Terra vs Opus@MrTacticalXClaude Opus 5.51 h 41 min$30.23——X post
Alpine Gold seaplane flight, three models@EnvolDevClaude Opus 5.52 h 45 min$31.85——X post
Alpine Gold seaplane flight, three models@EnvolDevGPT-6.1 Terra43 min$4.90——X post
Cheapest NYC to Miami flight, Terra vs Opus agents@johnmccoyxGPT-6.1 Terra89 s$0.61——X post
Cheapest NYC to Miami flight, Terra vs Opus agents@johnmccoyxClaude Opus 5.53.2 min$2.43——X post
Rainbow jelly cake you can slice and light@0xRhinoXGPT-6.1 Terra40 min$3.00——X post
Rainbow jelly cake you can slice and light@0xRhinoXClaude Opus 5.550 min$8.17——X post
Pagoda scene, Terra vs Opus@Mr_SalioGPT-6.1 Terra————X post
Pagoda scene, Terra vs Opus@Mr_SalioClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Electric motor explainer, Opus vs Sol vs Terra@rubenssoto_aiClaude Opus 5.552.6 min$15.36——X post
Electric motor explainer, Opus vs Sol vs Terra@rubenssoto_aiGPT-6.1 Terra3.4 min$0.22——X post

Only numbers stated in each post. “—” means the post doesn’t say.

Quick facts

ModelVendorReleasedInput $/1M tokensOutput $/1M tokensContext (tokens)Official links
Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic2026-09-22$4$201,000,000Model docs
GPT-6.1 TerraOpenAI2026-10-26Announcement

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

Prompts shown in the posts

A holographic Pokémon card fluttering down from the sky until it lands — @Terry_Djony

Models

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