GPT-6 Luna (High) vs Beam 1.0
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Luna (High) by OpenAI or Beam 1.0 by Reflection? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Luna (High)
Beam 1.0 vs GPT-6 Luna (High): 7.9% less intelligence, 566.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 35.5% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Luna (High) | Beam 1.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 32.9 | 30.3 | −7.9% Beam 1.0 is 7.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $47.85 | $318.73 | +566.1% Beam 1.0 is 6.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 12.43s | 8.02s | −35.5% Beam 1.0 is 35.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.40 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Luna (High) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Beam 1.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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