GPT-6 Luna vs Grok 4.6: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GPT-6 Luna and Grok 4.6 releases: 6 and 4 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 10 models.

  • For intelligence, Grok 4.6 scores highest: Grok 4.6 (high) at 44, 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 Grok 4.6 (medium) at 58 t/s for Grok 4.6.

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
Grok 4.6
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
Grok 4.6 (high)
SpaceXAI logoSpaceXAI
44
49
52
52
45
45
54
$1.86
$1.4
$2.00
$6.00
$0.50
$2,352
36k
19k
94M
58
42.75s
42.75s
51.43s
637.81s
-
500k
Aug 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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Grok 4.6 (xhigh)
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44
49
51
52
-
45
55
$2.32
$1.4
$2.00
$6.00
$0.50
$2,830
38k
20k
97M
55
52.42s
52.42s
61.46s
690.38s
-
500k
Aug 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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Grok 4.6 (medium)
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43
47
49
49
-
43
53
$1.50
$1.4
$2.00
$6.00
$0.50
$1,937
28k
14k
73M
58
31.86s
31.86s
40.43s
511.17s
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500k
Aug 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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GPT-6 Luna (max)
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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
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1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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Grok 4.6 (low)
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35
38
44
44
-
35
45
$0.48
$1.4
$2.00
$6.00
$0.50
$761
10k
2k
21M
55
7.98s
7.98s
17.07s
188.35s
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500k
Aug 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

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GPT-6 Luna (xhigh)
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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
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OpenAI
GPT-6 Luna (high)
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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
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GPT-6 Luna (medium)
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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
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GPT-6 Luna (low)
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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
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1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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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
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OpenAI