DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-5.6 Luna (High)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) by DeepSeek or GPT-5.6 Luna (High) 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 (High)
GPT-5.6 Luna (High) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning): 57.4% more intelligence, 76.0% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 104.7% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) | GPT-5.6 Luna (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 20.4 | 32.1 | +57.4% GPT-5.6 Luna (High) is 57.4% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $450.76 | $108.15 | −76.0% GPT-5.6 Luna (High) is 76.0% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.55s | 13.41s | +104.7% GPT-5.6 Luna (High) is 104.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.32 / $3.96 | $0.20 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GPT-5.6 Luna (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (High) scores 37.80 for $94.1.
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