GPT-5 mini (High) vs GPT-6 Luna (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5 mini (High) by OpenAI or GPT-6 Luna (Non-reasoning) 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-6 Luna (Non-reasoning)
GPT-6 Luna (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-5 mini (High): 10.1% more intelligence, 89.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 92.5% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5 mini (High) | GPT-6 Luna (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.8 | 18.5 | +10.1% GPT-6 Luna (Non-reaso… is 10.1% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $188.66 | $19.16 | −89.8% GPT-6 Luna (Non-reaso… is 89.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 68.16s | 5.09s | −92.5% GPT-6 Luna (Non-reaso… is 92.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $2.00 | $0.10 / $0.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5 mini (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
- GPT-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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