GPT-5.6 Luna vs Qwen3.5 4B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Luna and Qwen3.5 4B 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 4B (Reasoning) at 13 for Qwen3.5 4B.
  • For output speed, GPT-5.6 Luna is fastest: GPT-5.6 Luna (max) at 120 t/s, against Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) at 36 t/s for Qwen3.5 4B.

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 v4.0, 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 v4.0 · 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
120
128.28s
128.28s
132.46s
355.87s
-
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
52.08s
52.08s
56.37s
203.53s
-
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
103
8.68s
8.68s
13.52s
134.67s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Luna (medium)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
25
28
29
28
25
27
32
$0.02
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
$44
4k
2k
18M
108
2.86s
2.86s
7.48s
42.35s
-
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
102
2.21s
2.21s
7.11s
24.41s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-reasoning)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
17
-
-
-
-
-
22
-
$0.2
$0.20
$1.20
$0.02
-
-
-
-
109
0.93s
0.93s
5.52s
-
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock
Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
13
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.0
$0.03
$0.15
-
-
-
-
-
36
0.70s
56.36s
70.28s
-
4.7B
262k
Mar 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

DeepInfra
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
11
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.0
$0.03
$0.15
-
-
-
-
-
25
0.69s
0.69s
20.41s
-
4.7B
262k
Mar 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

DeepInfra