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GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) vs GPT-6 Luna (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 7.8 vs 7.9. GPT-6 Luna (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.031 vs $0.523. GPT-5.6 Terra (medium) is faster at 6.85s vs 15.87s, with pass rates of 69.7% vs 72.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-23

Compared models

Rank
#99
Total Output Tokens
30,349
Response Time (avg)
6.85s
Total Cost
$0.523
Rank
#94
Total Output Tokens
45,154
Response Time (avg)
15.87s
Total Cost
$0.031
Recommended model GPT-6 Luna (medium)

It has the best score here (7.9), while costing about 17.1x less than GPT-5.6 Terra (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric GPT-5.6 Terra GPT-5.6 Terra medium Release: 2026-07-09 GPT-6 Luna GPT-6 Luna medium Release: 2026-09-23
Score 7.8 7.9
Rank #99 #94
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 8.9
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 69.7% 72.7%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 4.603 0.218
Total Cost $0.523 $0.031
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $12.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 79,184 78,946
Output Tokens 4,878 4,635
Reasoning Tokens 25,471 40,519
Response Time (avg) 6.85s 15.87s
Response Time (max) 41.68s 35.14s
Response Time (total) 150.65s 349.09s
Parameters ~1T total (~60B active) ~400B total (~17B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#99 GPT-5.6 Terra

medium
Cost
$0.035
Time
16.3s
Tokens
2,418 tok

#94 GPT-6 Luna

medium
Cost
$0.002
Time
23.6s
Tokens
2,966 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.6 Terra 6.1 7.2 55.6% 1 7.19s 7,302 427 4,527
GPT-6 Luna 6.6 4.6 77.8% 2 23.63s 7,302 438 10,222

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