GPT-5 (Medium) vs GPT-6 Luna (Max)

GPT-5 (Medium) vs GPT-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.

OpenAIGPT-5 (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.90
Total cost
-
OpenAIGPT-6 Luna (Max)On the frontier
Intelligence
38.10
Total cost
$122
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.

MetricGPT-5 (Medium)GPT-6 Luna (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)22.938.1+66.4% GPT-6 Luna (Max) is 66.4% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$122.05— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)29.26s81.83s+179.7% GPT-6 Luna (Max) is 179.7% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.25 / $10.0$0.10 / $0.50
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