GPT-5.6 Luna (Low) vs gpt-oss-120b (High)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Luna (Low) by OpenAI or gpt-oss-120b (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 (Low)
gpt-oss-120b (High) vs GPT-5.6 Luna (Low): 44.8% less intelligence, 354.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 91.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Luna (Low) | gpt-oss-120b (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 21.0 | 11.6 | −44.8% gpt-oss-120b (High) is 44.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $27.02 | $122.71 | +354.1% gpt-oss-120b (High) is 4.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 5.78s | 11.09s | +91.9% gpt-oss-120b (High) is 91.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.20 / $1.20 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Luna (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
- gpt-oss-120b (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
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