GPT-5.6 Luna vs GPT-5.6 Sol: Release Comparison
Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Luna and GPT-5.6 Sol releases: 6 and 6 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 12 models.
- For intelligence, GPT-5.6 Sol scores highest: GPT-5.6 Sol (max) at 47, against GPT-5.6 Luna (max) at 37 for GPT-5.6 Luna.
- For output speed, GPT-5.6 Luna is fastest: GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh) at 160 t/s, against GPT-5.6 Sol (max) at 84 t/s for GPT-5.6 Sol.
- For cost per task, GPT-5.6 Luna is cheapest: GPT-5.6 Luna (low) at $0.01, against GPT-5.6 Sol (low) at $0.26 for GPT-5.6 Sol.
Releases compared
Intelligence
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Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)
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Cost per Intelligence Index Task
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Capability Scores
Capability Indexes
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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
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
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
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| GPT-5.6 Sol (max) |  OpenAI | 47 | 49 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 49 | 53 | $1.99 | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | $3,465 | 29k | 17k | 90M | 84 | 124.25s | 124.25s | 130.19s | 347.20s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - |   | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh) | OpenAI | 44 | 47 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 45 | 51 | $1.18 | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | $2,082 | 20k | 10k | 51M | 72 | 37.38s | 37.38s | 44.29s | 267.37s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (high) | OpenAI | 42 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 50 | $0.81 | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | $1,487 | 13k | 6k | 34M | 71 | 9.06s | 9.06s | 16.08s | 178.15s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (medium) | OpenAI | 39 | 43 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 40 | 48 | $0.50 | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | $997 | 8k | 3k | 21M | 64 | 5.10s | 5.10s | 12.95s | 123.09s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Luna (max) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (low) | OpenAI | 33 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 44 | $0.26 | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | $637 | 4k | 837 | 13M | 67 | 3.71s | 3.71s | 11.17s | 57.19s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Luna (high) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (Non-reasoning) | OpenAI | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | - | - | 32 | - | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | - | - | - | - | 64 | 1.20s | 1.20s | 9.03s | - | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Luna (medium) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Luna (low) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-reasoning) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |