GPT-6 Luna vs gpt-oss-120b: Release Comparison
Comparison of the GPT-6 Luna and gpt-oss-120b 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-6 Luna scores highest: GPT-6 Luna (max) at 37, against gpt-oss-120b (high) at 12 for gpt-oss-120b.
- For output speed, gpt-oss-120b is fastest: gpt-oss-120b (high) at 201 t/s, against GPT-6 Luna (max) at 157 t/s for GPT-6 Luna.
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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Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
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-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-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-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-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-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 | - | | |
| gpt-oss-120b (high) | OpenAI | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | $0.11 | $0.2 | $0.15 | $0.595 | $0.125 | $122 | 27k | 15k | 84M | 201 | 0.83s | 10.80s | 13.29s | 132.30s | 117B 5.1B active at inference time | 131k | Aug 2025 | May 2024 | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |    +14 | |||
| gpt-oss-120b (low) | OpenAI | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.2 | $0.15 | $0.545 | $0.15 | - | - | - | - | 192 | 0.80s | 11.24s | 13.85s | - | 117B 5.1B active at inference time | 131k | Aug 2025 | May 2025 | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |    +14 | |||