Celeris-1 vs GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Celeris-1 by Celeris or GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-reasoning) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-reasoning)
GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-reasoning) vs Celeris-1: 146.0% more intelligence, 61.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 447.1% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Celeris-1 | GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 6.3 | 15.5 | +146.0% GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-rea… is 2.5× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $59.99 | $22.97 | −61.7% GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-rea… is 61.7% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 0.87s | 4.76s | +447.1% GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-rea… is 447.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.20 / $0.70 | $0.20 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Celeris-1 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) scores 34.50 for $56.4.
- GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
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