GPT-6 Luna (Max) vs Beam 1.0
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Luna (Max) by OpenAI or Beam 1.0 by Reflection? 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)
Beam 1.0 vs GPT-6 Luna (Max): 20.5% less intelligence, 161.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 90.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Luna (Max) | Beam 1.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.1 | 30.3 | −20.5% Beam 1.0 is 20.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $122.05 | $318.73 | +161.1% Beam 1.0 is 2.6× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 82.02s | 8.02s | −90.2% Beam 1.0 is 90.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.40 / $1.20 | |
| 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.
- Beam 1.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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