GPT-6 Luna vs Claude Opus 5.5: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GPT-6 Luna and Claude Opus 5.5 releases: 6 and 5 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 11 models.

  • For intelligence, Claude Opus 5.5 scores highest: Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) at 58, against GPT-6 Luna (max) at 37 for GPT-6 Luna.
  • For output speed, GPT-6 Luna is fastest: GPT-6 Luna (max) at 157 t/s, against Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort, Default Fallback) at 86 t/s for Claude Opus 5.5.

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

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
Claude Opus 5.5
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
Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
58
61
64
63
-
60
66
$5.98
$2.9
$4.00
$20.00
$0.20
$8,708
119k
84k
260M
-
-
-
-
-
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
56
58
62
61
-
59
63
$3.46
$2.9
$4.00
$20.00
$0.20
$4,057
66k
40k
100M
74
170.23s
170.23s
176.96s
560.27s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
54
56
59
59
-
56
61
$1.82
$2.9
$4.00
$20.00
$0.20
$2,172
36k
18k
53M
85
12.65s
12.65s
18.56s
266.45s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
51
54
57
57
-
54
60
$1.34
$2.9
$4.00
$20.00
$0.20
$1,627
26k
12k
38M
76
22.48s
22.48s
29.08s
202.57s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
42
46
48
52
-
45
53
$0.55
$2.9
$4.00
$20.00
$0.20
$860
10k
3k
20M
86
7.03s
7.03s
12.83s
75.89s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Anthropic
GPT-6 Luna (max)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
37
39
45
39
-
37
45
-
$0.1
$0.10
$0.50
$0.01
-
51k
39k
145M
157
152.68s
152.68s
155.86s
318.47s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-6 Luna (xhigh)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
34
37
42
37
-
33
41
-
$0.1
$0.10
$0.50
$0.01
-
27k
19k
68M
153
28.52s
28.52s
31.80s
208.46s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-6 Luna (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
32
36
41
35
-
32
40
-
$0.1
$0.10
$0.50
$0.01
-
20k
13k
47M
127
6.69s
6.69s
10.62s
153.17s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-6 Luna (medium)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
29
32
37
33
-
29
37
-
$0.1
$0.10
$0.50
$0.01
-
11k
6k
28M
143
5.28s
5.28s
8.78s
79.51s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-6 Luna (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
21
24
22
25
-
23
30
-
$0.1
$0.10
$0.50
$0.01
-
2k
515
8M
152
1.59s
1.59s
4.89s
13.89s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI
GPT-6 Luna (Non-reasoning)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
18
20
20
19
-
21
24
-
$0.1
$0.10
$0.50
$0.01
-
4k
0
7M
131
0.74s
0.74s
4.57s
28.01s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
OpenAI