GPT-5.6 Luna vs Qwen3.5 122B A10B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Luna and Qwen3.5 122B A10B 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 Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Non-reasoning) at 18 for Qwen3.5 122B A10B.
  • For output speed, GPT-5.6 Luna is fastest: GPT-5.6 Luna (max) at 148 t/s, against Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Non-reasoning) at 143 t/s for Qwen3.5 122B A10B.
  • For cost per task, GPT-5.6 Luna is cheapest: GPT-5.6 Luna (low) at $0.01, against Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) at $0.32 for Qwen3.5 122B A10B.

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
148
122.15s
122.15s
125.54s
278.44s
-
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
143
44.25s
44.25s
47.74s
161.70s
-
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
135
13.03s
13.03s
16.73s
100.11s
-
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
133
2.31s
2.31s
6.08s
34.09s
-
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
135
1.75s
1.75s
5.46s
18.75s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
18
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.7
$0.40
$3.20
-
-
-
-
-
143
2.34s
2.34s
5.84s
-
125B
10B active at inference time
262k
Feb 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

DeepInfraAlibaba Cloud
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
16
17
13
17
-
19
24
$0.32
$0.7
$0.40
$3.20
-
$661
17k
7k
101M
129
2.39s
17.86s
21.72s
124.22s
125B
10B active at inference time
262k
Feb 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

SiliconFlowDeepInfraAlibaba Cloud
+2
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
141
0.81s
0.81s
4.37s
14.39s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock