GPT-6 Luna vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GPT-6 Luna and Qwen3.5 397B A17B 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 Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) at 21 for Qwen3.5 397B A17B.
  • For output speed, GPT-6 Luna is fastest: GPT-6 Luna (max) at 157 t/s, against Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) at 86 t/s for Qwen3.5 397B A17B.

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
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
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
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
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
21
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.9
$0.60
$3.60
-
-
-
-
-
85
2.18s
2.18s
8.10s
-
397B
17B active at inference time
262k
Feb 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

WaferDeepInfraAlibaba Cloud
+3
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
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
18
19
15
21
-
21
27
$0.47
$0.9
$0.60
$3.60
-
$941
19k
9k
95M
86
2.26s
39.48s
45.32s
181.37s
397B
17B active at inference time
262k
Feb 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Alibaba CloudWaferParasail
+5
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