GPT-6 Luna (Low) vs Llama 4 Maverick
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Luna (Low) by OpenAI or Llama 4 Maverick by Meta? 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 (Low)
Llama 4 Maverick vs GPT-6 Luna (Low): 56.7% less intelligence, 313.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 42.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Luna (Low) | Llama 4 Maverick | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 21.5 | 9.3 | −56.7% Llama 4 Maverick is 56.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $10.63 | $43.98 | +313.7% Llama 4 Maverick is 4.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 7.32s | 10.42s | +42.3% Llama 4 Maverick is 42.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.25 / $0.92 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Luna (Low) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Llama 4 Maverick is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
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