Head-to-head comparison
GPT-5.6 Luna vs. Gemini 3.5 Flash
Compare published benchmark results from matching versions and cohorts, API pricing, and technical specifications. Any documented test setup differences remain visible.
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- 228
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- 26
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- 2026-09-04
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Specifications
General specifications
Release date, availability, context window, architecture, and published parameter counts at a glance. Undisclosed details remain marked as unavailable.
| Attribute | GPT-5.6 Luna | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | |
| Released | Jun 26, 2026 | May 19, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Active |
| Model type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Parameters | Not published | Not published |
| Architecture | Not published | Not published |
| Context window | 1,050,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | February 16, 2026 | Not published |
| Technical sources | Model, Context, Knowledge cutoff | Model |
Pricing
API pricing compared
The table compares official standard API rates per 1M tokens, including published cache pricing. Batch, fast, priority, regional surcharges, tool calls, and cloud platform pricing are excluded.
| Price type | GPT-5.6 Luna | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| API input | $0.2 ≤272K / $0.4 >272K | $1.5 |
| API output | $1.2 ≤272K / $1.8 >272K | $9 |
| Cache read | $0.02 ≤272K / $0.04 >272K | $0.15 |
| Cache write (5 min.) | $0.25 ≤272K / $0.5 >272K | Not listed |
| Cache write (1 hr.) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Price verified | 08/11/2026 Source | 07/30/2026 Source |
Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie
Pricing by provider
Direct developer pricing and provider endpoint tariffs routed through OpenRouter are listed separately. Prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Context-dependent direct tiers plus regional, Flex, Priority, and other OpenRouter tariffs remain individually identifiable.
| Model | Provider | Purchase route and tariff | Input per 1M tokens | Output per 1M tokens | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | Direct from developerUp to 272,000 context tokens | $0.2 | $1.2 | Source08/11/2026 |
| OpenAI | Direct from developerAbove 272,000 context tokens | $0.4 | $1.8 | Source08/11/2026 | |
| Amazon Bedrock | Via OpenRouteramazon-bedrock/us-east-1 | $0.22 | $1.32 | Source09/07/2026 | |
| Azure | Via OpenRouterazure | $0.2 | $1.2 | Source09/07/2026 | |
| Azure | Via OpenRouterazure/eu | $0.22 | $1.32 | Source09/07/2026 | |
| Azure | Via OpenRouterazure/us | $0.22 | $1.32 | Source09/07/2026 | |
| OpenAI | Via OpenRouteropenai | $0.2 | $1.2 | Source09/07/2026 | |
| OpenAI | Via OpenRouteropenai/fast | $0.4 | $2.4 | Source09/07/2026 | |
| OpenAI | Via OpenRouteropenai/flex | Lowest listed price: $0.1 | Lowest listed price: $0.6 | Source09/07/2026 | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Direct from developerStandard API | $1.5 | $9 | Source07/30/2026 | |
| Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global | $1.5 | $9 | Source09/07/2026 | ||
| Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global/flex | Lowest listed price: $0.75 | Lowest listed price: $4.5 | Source09/07/2026 | ||
| Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/global/priority | $2.7 | $16.2 | Source09/07/2026 | ||
| Via OpenRoutergoogle-vertex/us | $1.65 | $9.9 | Source09/07/2026 | ||
| Google AI Studio | Via OpenRoutergoogle-ai-studio | $1.5 | $9 | Source09/07/2026 | |
| Google AI Studio | Via OpenRoutergoogle-ai-studio/flex | Lowest listed price: $0.75 | Lowest listed price: $4.5 | Source09/07/2026 | |
| Google AI Studio | Via OpenRoutergoogle-ai-studio/priority | $2.7 | $16.2 | Source09/07/2026 |
Performance
Shared benchmarks
Only published results with the same benchmark version, task, metric, and comparison cohort are paired. Different reasoning levels, agents, harnesses, or output limits appear directly in the table.
Capability profile from matched benchmarks
Each axis averages directly matched benchmark families. A value of 100 means the stronger value within this pair, not a universal quality score.
29 matched rows from 25 benchmark families were considered. The radar shows 8 of 13 comparable categories.
Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie
| Benchmark and task | GPT-5.6 Luna | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Code MigrationOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Winner44.55 % | 26.745 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/03/2026 |
CorpFin v2OverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | 64.219 % | Winner64.686 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/12/2026 |
CyberBenchOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Winner83.898 % | 69.331 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
EMBOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Winner67.116 % | 63.548 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/03/2026 |
Finance Agent (v2)OverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | 55.044 % | Winner57.861 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/03/2026 |
GPQA DiamondOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | 91.666 % | Winner92.676 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkOverall · Task fully resolvedTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: task resolution rateScoring: Higher is better | 1.25 % | Winner2.5 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/03/2026 |
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-passTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: all-pass rateScoring: Higher is better | Winner36.538 % | 30.769 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/03/2026 |
LegalBenchOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Winner84.034 % | 83.602 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
LMArena Text, Style ControlOverallTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-luna-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control Gemini 3.5 Flash: Snapshot: gemini-3.5-flash-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style controlGPT-5.6 Luna: Style-controlled Arena rating from 24,433 anonymous pairwise votes.Gemini 3.5 Flash: Style-controlled Arena rating from 33,874 anonymous pairwise votes. | 1,452.364 95% confidence interval: ±5.03The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | Higher measured value1,479.148 95% confidence interval: ±4.345The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | LMArenaSource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
MedCodeOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | 42.391 % | Winner55.825 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/03/2026 |
MedScribeOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Winner84.391 % | 76.574 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/03/2026 |
MMLU-ProOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | 86.036 % | Winner89.515 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
MMMU-ProOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | 85.029 % | Winner88.266 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
MortgageTaxOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | 67.29 % | Winner68.124 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
ProgramBenchOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Tie0 % | Tie0 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
ProofBenchOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1.1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Winner60 % | 31 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
Public Benefits Bench v1.1OverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1.1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Winner61.164 % | 59.472 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
SAGEOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | 44.22 % | Winner49.885 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/03/2026 |
SkillsBenchOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterSettings: Harness: OpenHands | Winner60.447 % | 52.737 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
SWE-bench VerifiedOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Winner93 % | 78.8 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
TaxEval v2OverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Winner76.166 % | 74.366 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
Terminal-Bench 2.1OverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 2.1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Winner79.026 % | 74.157 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/03/2026 |
Vals IndexOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 2Metric: weighted index scoreScoring: Higher is better | Winner59.881 % | 53.079 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/03/2026 |
Vals Multimodal IndexOverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1.2Metric: weighted index scoreScoring: Higher is better | Winner69.058 % | 62.928 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/11/2026 |
Vibe Code Bench v1.1OverallTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1.1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterSettings: Harness: OpenHands | Winner77.055 % | 48.683 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 09/03/2026 |
Code MigrationCLITest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value36.067 % | 17.175 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
CorpFin v2Exact PagesTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value63.52 % | 62.821 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/06/2026 |
CyberBenchPatchTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | 79.661 % | Winner81.034 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/03/2026 |
EMBCompsTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | 54.573 % | Higher measured value69.788 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/06/2026 |
Finance Agent (v2)AdjustmentsTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | 52.027 % | Higher measured value54.869 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/06/2026 |
GPQA DiamondFew-Shot CoTTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value92.424 % | 91.414 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkAntitrust Competition · Criteria passedTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: criteria pass rateScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value85.145 % | 84.42 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/07/2026 |
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · All-passTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: all-pass rateScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value48.485 % | 43.939 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/06/2026 |
LegalBenchConclusion TasksTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value88.864 % | 81.939 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
LMArena Text, Style ControlOverallTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-luna-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control Gemini 3.5 Flash: Snapshot: gemini-3.5-flash-medium, Reasoning: medium, Harness: Arena text, style controlGPT-5.6 Luna: Style-controlled Arena rating from 24,433 anonymous pairwise votes.Gemini 3.5 Flash: Style-controlled Arena rating from 32,274 anonymous pairwise votes. | 1,452.364 95% confidence interval: ±5.03The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | Higher measured value1,474.438 95% confidence interval: ±4.676The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | LMArenaSource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
MMLU-ProBiologyTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | 93.305 % | Higher measured value93.863 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
MortgageTaxNumerical ExtractionTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | 75.596 % | Higher measured value77.504 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
ProgramBenchAlmost ResolvedTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value9 % | 1.5 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
SAGEAutomataTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 30,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 30,000 tokens | 31.35 % | Higher measured value38.492 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
SkillsBenchNo SkillsTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Harness: OpenHands, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Harness: OpenHands, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value45.189 % | 40.971 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/07/2026 |
SWE-bench Verified<15 min fixTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value96.392 % | 86.598 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/08/2026 |
TaxEval v2CorrectnessTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value66.558 % | 61.897 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
Terminal-Bench 2.1EasyTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 2.1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | 83.333 % | Higher measured value100 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/06/2026 |
Vals IndexCorpFin v2Test detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1.2Metric: benchmark scoreScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value65.035 % | 64.569 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
Vals Multimodal IndexCorpFin v2Test detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1.2Metric: benchmark scoreScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value65.035 % | 64.569 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
Code MigrationCOBOLTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value70 % | 55.455 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
CorpFin v2Max Fitting ContextTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | 64.103 % | Higher measured value66.667 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/06/2026 |
CyberBenchPoCTest detailsNo documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better | Winner88.136 % | 57.627 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/03/2026 |
EMBDataroomTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value83.009 % | 80.921 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/06/2026 |
Finance Agent (v2)All-PassTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | 43.285 % | Higher measured value45.706 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/06/2026 |
GPQA DiamondZero-Shot CoTTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | 90.909 % | Higher measured value93.939 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkAntitrust Competition · Task fully resolvedTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: task resolution rateScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | No direct winner0 % | No direct winner0 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/07/2026 |
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · Weighted partial creditTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: weighted partial-credit scoreScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value87.513 % | 87.126 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/06/2026 |
LegalBenchInterpretation TasksTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | 82.142 % | Higher measured value88.675 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
LMArena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and financeTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-luna-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control Gemini 3.5 Flash: Snapshot: gemini-3.5-flash-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style controlGPT-5.6 Luna: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,691 anonymous pairwise votes.Gemini 3.5 Flash: Style-controlled Arena rating from 6,750 anonymous pairwise votes. | 1,461.709 95% confidence interval: ±9.371The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | Higher measured value1,465.666 95% confidence interval: ±7.938The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | LMArenaSource detailsData as of: 09/01/2026 |
MMLU-ProBusinessTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | 91.001 % | Higher measured value93.283 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
MortgageTaxSemantic ExtractionTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value58.983 % | 58.744 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
ProgramBenchFully ResolvedTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | No direct winner0 % | No direct winner0 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
SAGELinear AlgebraTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 30,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 30,000 tokens | 63.216 % | Higher measured value68.305 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
SkillsBenchWith SkillsTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Harness: OpenHands, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Harness: OpenHands, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value60.447 % | 52.737 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/07/2026 |
SWE-bench Verified>4 hoursTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value66.667 % | 33.333 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/08/2026 |
TaxEval v2Stepwise ReasoningTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | 85.773 % | Higher measured value86.836 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/09/2026 |
Terminal-Bench 2.1HardTest detailsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: 2.1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Luna: Reasoning: max, Output limit: 128,000 tokens Gemini 3.5 Flash: Reasoning: high, Temperature: 1, Output limit: 65,536 tokens | Higher measured value70 % | 60 % | Vals AISource detailsData as of: 08/06/2026 |
Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie | |||
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