GPT-5.6 Luna vs Qwen3.5 2B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Luna and Qwen3.5 2B 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 38, against Qwen3.5 2B (Reasoning) at 7 for Qwen3.5 2B.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, 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

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 Indices

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

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

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, 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, AA-Briefcase, 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, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

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

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
GPT-5.6 Luna (max)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
38
-
-
-
-
36
43
$0.18
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$320
41k
28k
154M
115
124.21s
124.21s
128.56s
364.90s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock
GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
35
38
41
35
33
34
41
$0.09
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$179
24k
15k
85M
117
45.03s
45.03s
49.32s
201.94s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Luna (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
32
35
37
33
30
32
38
$0.04
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$108
14k
7k
50M
109
8.74s
8.74s
13.31s
133.23s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Luna (medium)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
25
27
29
28
25
27
32
$0.02
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$44
4k
2k
18M
112
2.36s
2.36s
6.81s
39.50s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Luna (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
22
24
23
25
21
23
29
$0.01
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$27
3k
559
10M
98
2.19s
2.19s
7.26s
24.92s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-reasoning)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
16
17
15
18
-
19
22
$0.01
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$23
2k
0
5M
107
0.85s
0.85s
5.53s
18.94s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock
Qwen3.5 2B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2.3B
262k
Mar 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

-
Qwen3.5 2B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2.3B
262k
Mar 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

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