DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) by DeepSeek or GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) vs DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25): 227.2% more intelligence, 30.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 565.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.4 | 37.3 | +227.2% GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) is 3.3× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $460.74 | $319.93 | −30.6% GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) is 30.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 18.69s | 124.29s | +565.0% GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) is 565.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $4.00 | $0.20 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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