Apertus 8B Instruct vs GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

Apertus 8B Instruct vs GPT-5.6 Luna (Max). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Swiss AI InitiativeApertus 8B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
-
OpenAIGPT-5.6 Luna (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
37.30
Total cost
$320
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricApertus 8B InstructGPT-5.6 Luna (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.837.3+677.1% GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) is 7.8× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$319.93— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.35s85.38s+1061.6% GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) is 1061.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$0.20 / $1.20
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