GPT-5.6 Luna vs Claude 4.5 Haiku: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Luna and Claude 4.5 Haiku releases: 6 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 8 models.

  • For intelligence, GPT-5.6 Luna scores highest: GPT-5.6 Luna (max) at 37, against Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) at 17 for Claude 4.5 Haiku.
  • For output speed, GPT-5.6 Luna is fastest: GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh) at 160 t/s, against Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) at 90 t/s for Claude 4.5 Haiku.
  • For cost per task, GPT-5.6 Luna is cheapest: GPT-5.6 Luna (low) at $0.01, against Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning) at $0.21 for Claude 4.5 Haiku.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase v1.1, GDPval-AA v2.1, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
GPT-5.6 Luna
Pareto line

Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indexes

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
GPT-5.6 Luna (max)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
37
40
44
37
36
36
43
$0.18
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$320
41k
28k
154M
159
123.28s
123.28s
126.43s
257.03s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock
GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
35
37
41
35
33
34
41
$0.09
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$179
24k
15k
85M
160
34.56s
34.56s
37.68s
147.36s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Luna (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
32
34
37
33
30
32
38
$0.04
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$108
14k
7k
50M
140
9.68s
9.68s
13.24s
96.87s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Luna (medium)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
25
27
28
28
24
26
32
$0.02
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$44
4k
2k
18M
148
2.31s
2.31s
5.68s
31.67s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Luna (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
21
23
22
24
20
23
28
$0.01
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$27
3k
559
10M
145
1.75s
1.75s
5.20s
17.31s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
Claude 4.5 Haiku (Reasoning)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
17
15
10
19
16
19
26
$0.21
$0.8
$1.00
$5.00
$0.10
$524
18k
8k
78M
90
21.02s
21.02s
26.56s
154.18s
-
200k
Oct 2025
Jul 2025
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Amazon BedrockGoogleAnthropicMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-reasoning)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
16
16
15
17
-
18
22
$0.01
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$23
2k
0
5M
151
0.83s
0.83s
4.14s
13.41s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock
Claude 4.5 Haiku (Non-reasoning)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.8
$1.00
$5.00
$0.10
-
-
-
-
88
0.67s
0.67s
6.36s
-
-
200k
Oct 2025
Jul 2025
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Microsoft AzureAmazon BedrockAnthropicGoogle