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GPT-5.6 Luna is OpenAI’s proprietary AI model, released Jul 9, 2026. It costs $0.20/M input and $1.20/M output tokens, and handles a 1.1M-token context window. Its strongest use case is math, where it ranks in the 87th percentile of the models Model Beat tracks.

GPT-5.6 Luna is a fast, cost-efficient model in OpenAI's GPT-5.6 series.

Context
1.1M
Input
$0.20 / 1M
Output
$1.20 / 1M
Released
Jul 9, 2026
Modalities
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Strongest atMath top 13%Coding top 24%

Benchmarks

Scores on standardized evaluations. Higher is better — and rank shows where GPT-5.6 Luna lands among all models tracked on Model Beat.

73.0
Intelligence Index
Epoch AI
73rd percentile of tracked models
76.0
Coding Index
Epoch AI
76th percentile of tracked models

Reasoning

7 evals
ARC-AGI88.0%

Abstract visual reasoning

ARC-AGI-259.5%

Harder abstract reasoning

GPQA Diamond91.6%

Graduate-level scientific reasoning

Humanity's Last Exam39.5%

Frontier of human expert knowledge

SimpleBench46.8%

Common-sense trick questions

SimpleQA Verified41.7%

Factual accuracy & hallucination

WeirdML60.9%

Novel ML problem-solving

Coding

2 evals
SciCode52.5%

Scientific research coding

WebDev Arena1523

Human-rated web development

Math

1 evals
AIME 2024/202598.3%

Olympiad-qualifier math

In the news

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Changelog

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  • GPT-5.6 Luna: cheapest credible provider via Azure now $1.2 per 1M output tokens (was $1.32, -9%)cheapest provider · Aug 12, 2026
  • GPT-5.6 Luna: cheapest credible provider via Azure now $0.2 per 1M input tokens (was $0.22, -9%)cheapest provider · Aug 12, 2026
  • GPT-5.6 Luna: Humanity's Last Exam improved from 37.2% to 39.5% (+6%)benchmark · Aug 6, 2026
  • GPT-5.6 Luna: cheapest credible provider via Amazon Bedrock now $0.22 per 1M input tokens (was $1, -78%)cheapest provider · Aug 1, 2026
  • GPT-5.6 Luna: cheapest credible provider via Amazon Bedrock now $1.32 per 1M output tokens (was $6, -78%)cheapest provider · Aug 1, 2026
  • GPT-5.6 Luna: vendor list price cut from $1 to $0.2 per 1M input tokens (-80%)list price · Aug 1, 2026
  • GPT-5.6 Luna: vendor list price cut from $6 to $1.2 per 1M output tokens (-80%)list price · Aug 1, 2026
  • GPT-5.6 Luna (OpenAI) added to the tracker.tracked · Jul 9, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

What is GPT-5.6 Luna?

GPT-5.6 Luna is a fast, cost-efficient model in OpenAI's GPT-5.6 series.

Who created GPT-5.6 Luna?

GPT-5.6 Luna is an AI model developed by OpenAI, part of the GPT family, released Jul 9, 2026.

How much does GPT-5.6 Luna cost?

GPT-5.6 Luna's list price from OpenAI is $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens.

What is GPT-5.6 Luna's context window?

GPT-5.6 Luna supports a context window of up to 1.1M tokens.

How does GPT-5.6 Luna perform on benchmarks?

On standardized evaluations tracked by Epoch AI, GPT-5.6 Luna scores 98.3% on AIME 2024/2025, 91.6% on GPQA Diamond, 52.5% on SciCode.

Is GPT-5.6 Luna open source?

GPT-5.6 Luna is a proprietary model (API access), available through its provider's API rather than as a downloadable open-weight model.

Benchmark data from Epoch AI (CC BY) and Artificial Analysis; pricing, specs & descriptions from OpenRouter. Data updated Aug 20, 2026.