Question 1

Where can I access GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Accepted Answer

GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) is available through 2 API providers: OpenAI and Amazon. Each provider offers different performance characteristics and pricing.

Question 2

How many API providers offer GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Accepted Answer

GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) is currently available through 2 API providers that we benchmark and track.

Question 3

Which provider is fastest for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Accepted Answer

By time per task, the fastest providers for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) are Amazon (5.6 min) and OpenAI (10.3 min). Time per task divides the model's output tokens per Intelligence Index task by each provider's end-to-end output speed.

Question 4

Which provider has the lowest latency for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Accepted Answer

The providers with the lowest time to first answer token for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) are Amazon (62.40s) and OpenAI (83.54s). Lower latency means faster initial response time.

Question 5

Which provider is cheapest for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Accepted Answer

The most affordable providers for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) by blended price are OpenAI ($0.17 per 1M tokens) and Amazon ($0.17 per 1M tokens). Blended price uses a 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output token ratio.

Question 6

Which provider has the lowest input price for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Accepted Answer

The providers with the lowest input token pricing for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) are OpenAI ($0.20 per 1M input tokens) and Amazon ($0.20 per 1M input tokens).

Question 7

Which provider has the lowest output price for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Accepted Answer

The providers with the lowest output token pricing for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) are OpenAI ($1.20 per 1M output tokens) and Amazon ($1.20 per 1M output tokens).

Question 8

How much does time per task vary across GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) providers?

Accepted Answer

Time per task for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) varies significantly across providers. Amazon is the quickest at 5.6 minutes per Intelligence Index task, 1.8x quicker than OpenAI at 10.3 minutes.

Question 9

Which GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) providers support JSON mode?

Accepted Answer

All 2 providers of GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) support JSON mode for structured output.

Question 10

Which GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) providers support function calling?

Accepted Answer

All 2 providers of GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) support function calling (tool use).

Question 11

Which is the best provider for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Accepted Answer

For GPT-5.6 Luna (Max), Amazon offers the best performance with the lowest time per task and lowest latency. For cost optimization, OpenAI provides the most competitive pricing.

Question 12

How do I choose a provider for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Accepted Answer

When choosing a provider for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max), consider: time per task (how quickly the provider completes an Intelligence Index task), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and API features like JSON mode or function calling.

Question 13

Does provider performance for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) change over time?

Accepted Answer

Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.

Question 14

What are the overall capabilities of GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Accepted Answer

For information about GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)'s intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page.



Amazon Bedrock	$0.35	5.7	54.02	0.0%	1M	Proprietary
OpenAI	$0.33	10.4	72.05	0.0%	1M	Proprietary

GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis

Lowest Time per Task

Lowest Cost per Task

Time per Task

Cost per Task

Pricing

Cost per Intelligence Index Task: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Output Speed vs. Cost per Task: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Speed

Time per Intelligence Index Task: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Latency

Time to First Answer Token: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Reliability

Endpoint Error Rate: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Caching

Cache Hit Rate: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Key Comparison Metrics & API Features

Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis

Lowest Time per Task

Lowest Cost per Task

Time per Task

Cost per Task

Pricing

Cost per Intelligence Index Task: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Cache Hit

Output Speed vs. Cost per Task: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

End-to-End Output Speed

Speed

Time per Intelligence Index Task: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Time per Intelligence Index Task

Time Period

Latency

Time to First Answer Token: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Time to First Answer Token

Time Period

Reliability

Endpoint Error Rate: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Endpoint Error Rate

Time Period

Caching

Cache Hit Rate: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

What Cache Hit Rate Shows

Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

What Cache Hit Rate Shows

Key Comparison Metrics & API Features

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I access GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

How many API providers offer GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Which provider is fastest for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Which provider has the lowest latency for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Which provider is cheapest for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Which provider has the lowest input price for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Which provider has the lowest output price for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

How much does time per task vary across GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) providers?

Which GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) providers support JSON mode?

Which GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) providers support function calling?

Which is the best provider for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

How do I choose a provider for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Does provider performance for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) change over time?

What are the overall capabilities of GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?