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OGPT-5.6 LunaAPI

GPT-5.6 Luna (OpenAI): live API pricing, context window and the best open-source alternatives, tracked daily by OpenSourceAI.tech.

Context window
1.1M
tokens
Input price
$0.5
per M tokens
Output price
$3
per M tokens
Provider
OpenAI

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Benchmarks & performance

Independent benchmark scores for GPT-5.6 Luna, measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better. Measurement mode: max.

Intelligence index51.2
Coding index71.4
GPQA91.1%
Humanity's Last Exam37.2%
Long Context Reasoning74%
SciCode52.5%
τ-Bench Banking27.2%
Terminal-Bench80.9%
⚡ Speed205.4 tokens/sec
⏱ Latency73.7s to first token
💰 Blended price$2.25 / 1M tokens
📈 Value22.8 intelligence points per $
Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis

About this model

GPT-5.6 Luna is a commercial AI model by OpenAI. The specifications below are tracked automatically: pricing is refreshed hourly from public list prices, so the numbers on this page reflect the current cost of using the model through its API.

Frequently asked questions

What is GPT-5.6 Luna?

GPT-5.6 Luna is an AI language model from OpenAI. It is a proprietary model, available through an API. It scores 51.2 on the Artificial Analysis intelligence index.

Is GPT-5.6 Luna free?

GPT-5.6 Luna is not free: it costs $0.5 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens. Open-weight alternatives can be self-hosted at no per-token cost.

What is GPT-5.6 Luna good at?

Independent benchmarks from Artificial Analysis give it GPQA 91.1%, Humanity's Last Exam 37.2%, Long Context Reasoning 74%, SciCode 52.5%, τ-Bench Banking 27.2%, Terminal-Bench 80.9%. It is particularly used for code generation.

How fast is GPT-5.6 Luna?

It generates about 205.4 tokens per second, with a median 73.7s delay before the first token. Measured independently by Artificial Analysis.

Open-source alternatives

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