GPT-6 Luna (Max) vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Luna (Max) by OpenAI or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Luna (Max)
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs GPT-6 Luna (Max): 39.9% less intelligence, 388.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 84.9% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Luna (Max) | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.1 | 22.9 | −39.9% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 39.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $122.05 | $596.33 | +388.6% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 4.9× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 97.79s | 14.75s | −84.9% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 84.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| 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.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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