GPT-6 Luna vs GPT-5.6 Terra: Release Comparison
Comparison of the GPT-6 Luna and GPT-5.6 Terra 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 Terra scores highest: GPT-5.6 Terra (max) at 42, 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 GPT-5.6 Terra (xhigh) at 84 t/s for GPT-5.6 Terra.
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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Speed & Latency
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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 Terra (max) |  OpenAI | 42 | 41 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 45 | $1.40 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $2,501 | 39k | 26k | 122M | 82 | 221.50s | 221.50s | 227.57s | 465.06s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - |  | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (xhigh) | OpenAI | 38 | 40 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 44 | $0.63 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $1,187 | 20k | 12k | 52M | 84 | 34.50s | 34.50s | 40.47s | 247.74s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - |  | |
| GPT-6 Luna (max) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (high) | OpenAI | 34 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 42 | $0.34 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $768 | 11k | 5k | 33M | 77 | 3.60s | 3.60s | 10.08s | 143.94s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-6 Luna (xhigh) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |
| GPT-6 Luna (high) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) | OpenAI | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 37 | $0.18 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $447 | 5k | 2k | 17M | 77 | 2.07s | 2.07s | 8.54s | 70.89s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-6 Luna (medium) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (low) | OpenAI | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 34 | $0.14 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $350 | 4k | 1k | 11M | 75 | 1.92s | 1.92s | 8.59s | 53.10s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-6 Luna (low) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Terra (Non-reasoning) | OpenAI | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | - | 21 | 24 | $0.14 | $1.7 | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $256 | 3k | 0 | 6M | 76 | 0.89s | 0.89s | 7.45s | 41.00s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-6 Luna (Non-reasoning) | OpenAI | 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 | - | | |