GPT-6 Luna (Non-reasoning) vs Llama 4 Scout
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Luna (Non-reasoning) by OpenAI or Llama 4 Scout 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 (Non-reasoning)
Llama 4 Scout vs GPT-6 Luna (Non-reasoning): 64.9% less intelligence, 283.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 1.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Luna (Non-reasoning) | Llama 4 Scout | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 18.5 | 6.5 | −64.9% Llama 4 Scout is 64.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $19.16 | $73.56 | +283.9% Llama 4 Scout is 3.8× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 5.09s | 5.15s | +1.2% Llama 4 Scout is 1.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.18 / $0.66 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- 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.
- Llama 4 Scout is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Xhigh) scores 34.60 for $66.8.
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