GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) API Pricing

OpenAI · released 2026-07-09 · merges 6 reasoning-effort tiers

Also searched as: GPT-5.6 Luna pricing · GPT 5.6 Luna price · 5.6 Luna cost

Benchmarks shown for the highest-scoring reasoning tier. Merged tiers: GPT-5.6 Luna (Max), GPT-5.6 Luna (Xhigh), GPT-5.6 Luna (High), GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium), GPT-5.6 Luna (Low), GPT-5.6 Luna (Non-reasoning).

GPT-5.6 Luna price

$0.20
input / 1M tokens
0.020¢ / 1K
$1.20
output / 1M tokens
0.120¢ / 1K
$0.45
blended / 1M tokens
0.045¢ / 1K

What it actually costs

WorkloadTokensCost
Short chat reply500 in / 300 out0.046¢
RAG query4,000 in / 500 out0.14¢
Long document summary50,000 in / 1,000 out$0.0112
Code review of a 2k-line file30,000 in / 2,000 out0.84¢
1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days30,000 × (500 in / 300 out)$13.80

Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.20) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $1.20).

Benchmarks

37.3
Intelligence
#41 of 547
71.4
Coding
#24 of 195
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Tokens/sec
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Time to first token

Similar intelligence, lower price

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
Agnes 3.0 Flash35.5$0.075
Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta35.2$0.15
MiMo-V2.6-Flash37.9$0.175
GPT-6 Luna (Max)38.1$0.20
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next39.8$0.23

Leaderboard neighbours

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
Claude Sonnet 5 (Max)38.2$4.00
GPT-6 Luna (Max)38.1$0.20
MiMo-V2.6-Flash37.9$0.175
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)37.3$0.45
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max)36.0$1.98
Agnes 3.0 Flash35.5$0.075
Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta35.2$0.15

More from OpenAI

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
GPT-6 Astra (Max)52.7$20.00
GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)51.8$4.00
GPT-6 Sol (Max)47.6$4.00
GPT-5.6 Sol (Max)47.0$8.00
GPT-5.6 Terra (Max)42.1$4.50
GPT-5.4 (Xhigh)39.0$5.625
GPT-5.5 (Xhigh)38.4$11.25
GPT-6 Luna (Max)38.1$0.20

Count tokens & estimate cost for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) See GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) on the leaderboard

Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15

FAQ

Who develops GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) is developed by OpenAI, released 2026-07-09.

How much does GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) cost per million tokens?

GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens ($0.45 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.

What is the GPT-5.6 Luna API price?

The GPT-5.6 Luna API price is $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens ($0.45 per 1M blended).

How much does GPT-5.6 Luna cost for a typical request?

A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.046¢ on GPT-5.6 Luna, at $0.20/1M input and $1.20/1M output.

Is GPT-5.6 Luna free?

GPT-5.6 Luna's official API list price is $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check OpenAI's site for those.

How does GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) rank on benchmarks?

GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) scores 37.3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #41 of 547 models we track.

Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)?

Yes — Agnes 3.0 Flash scores similar intelligence (35.5) at $0.075/1M blended, versus $0.45/1M for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max).

Where does this data come from?

Pricing and benchmark data for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.