GPT-6 Luna (Max) vs gpt-oss-120b (High)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Luna (Max) by OpenAI or gpt-oss-120b (High) 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 (Max)
gpt-oss-120b (High) vs GPT-6 Luna (Max): 69.6% less intelligence, 0.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 84.9% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Luna (Max) | gpt-oss-120b (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.1 | 11.6 | −69.6% gpt-oss-120b (High) is 69.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $122.05 | $122.71 | +0.5% gpt-oss-120b (High) is 0.5% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 82.02s | 12.38s | −84.9% gpt-oss-120b (High) is 84.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Luna (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- gpt-oss-120b (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
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