GPT-6 Luna (Max) vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Luna (Max) by OpenAI or Mistral Medium 3.5 by Mistral? 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)
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs GPT-6 Luna (Max): 62.7% less intelligence, 935.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 78.1% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Luna (Max) | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.1 | 14.2 | −62.7% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 62.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $122.05 | $1,263.80 | +935.5% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 10× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 82.02s | 17.96s | −78.1% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 78.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $1.50 / $7.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Luna (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Mistral Medium 3.5 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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