GPT-6 Luna (Medium) vs GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Luna (Medium) by OpenAI or GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) by OpenAI? 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 (Medium)
GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-6 Luna (Medium): 4.7% less intelligence, 1341.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 27.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Luna (Medium) | GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.9 | 28.5 | −4.7% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 4.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $31.17 | $449.37 | +1341.7% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 14× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 8.25s | 6.01s | −27.2% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 27.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Luna (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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