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How much does GPT-5.6 Luna cost?›
$0.20 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.02 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.016 at medium effort.
Is GPT-5.6 Luna free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.20 per 1M input tokens.
How good is GPT-5.6 Luna, and what is it best at?›
#98 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #62 of 132 in Coding, #55 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #56 of 195 in Writing & Language, #41 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Science.
Is GPT-5.6 Luna better than GPT-4.1 Nano?›
On EQ-Bench Longform Creative Writing 1.11, GPT-5.6 Luna scores 75.5 vs 32.4 — higher.
How can I use GPT-5.6 Luna?›
Through the API of Amazon Bedrock, Azure, OpenAI.
What is the context window of GPT-5.6 Luna?›
1.05M tokens, with up to 128K output tokens.
When was GPT-5.6 Luna released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-07-09. It has been superseded by GPT-6 Luna.
Is GPT-5.6 Luna open source?›
No, GPT-5.6 Luna is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is GLM 5.3.
Can GPT-5.6 Luna read images?›
It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.
What is GPT-5.6 Luna?›
GPT-5.6 Luna is a closed language model from OpenAI, released Jul 2026, the successor to GPT-4.1 Nano.
What are the best alternatives to GPT-5.6 Luna?›
Claude Opus 5 (better), GLM 5.3 (open weights).