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GPT-6.1 Terravs.GPT-6 Luna

Is the higher price worth it?

If you need top performance, yes: GPT-6.1 Terra is clearly ahead in the overall index and costs 10 times as much per token.

IntelligenceOverall index, 0 to 100 · higher is better
67

GPT-6.1 Terra

Rank 12 to 27

38

GPT-6 Luna

Rank 31 to 39

SpeedTokens per second · higher is better
91

GPT-6.1 Terra

fairly slow

122

GPT-6 Luna

fairly fast

PriceDollars per 1M tokens · lower is better
$2

GPT-6.1 Terra

fairly expensive

$0.20

GPT-6 Luna

cheap

GPT-6.1 Terra

Subscription

Subscriptions in Germany: n/a

Via API

$1 input, $5 output per 1M tokens.

GPT-6 Luna

Subscription

Free to use at OpenAI (ChatGPT Free), more from €8 a month (ChatGPT Go). Through other providers from ≈ €1.06 a month (Command Code Go, with limited credits). 57 plans in Germany.

Via API

$0.10 input, $0.50 output per 1M tokens, unchanged since Sep 24, 2026.

Overall index with data through Oct 29, 2026 · Prices from Oct 29, 2026 · Speed: measured by Artificial Analysis · Subscriptions as of Oct 24, 2026 · Subscription prices incl. VAT

Where is the difference?

Values from 0 to 100 per task area. We only name a winner when the gap is large enough and there are enough tests.

GPT-6.1 Terra ahead: 4GPT-6 Luna ahead: 0level: 3too little data: 3of 10 areas

GPT-6.1 TerraGPT-6 Luna0 to 100, higher is better
Areas in the overall index
CodingGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 84GPT-6 Luna: 44
ReasoningGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 88GPT-6 Luna: 46
Mathematicsonly GPT-6 Luna has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGPT-6 Luna: 66
KnowledgeGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 80GPT-6 Luna: 18
AgentslevelGPT-6.1 Terra: 57GPT-6 Luna: 48
Generalonly GPT-6 Luna has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGPT-6 Luna: 35
MultimodalGPT-6.1 Terra aheadGPT-6.1 Terra: 70GPT-6 Luna: 24
Specialist fields
FinancelevelGPT-6.1 Terra: 45GPT-6 Luna: 45
LegallevelGPT-6.1 Terra: 8GPT-6 Luna: 24
Healthonly GPT-6 Luna has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGPT-6 Luna: 35
Show 4 more areas that do not count toward the overall index
GPT-6.1 TerraGPT-6 Luna0 to 100, higher is better
Cybersecurityonly GPT-6 Luna has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGPT-6 Luna: 66
Searchonly GPT-6 Luna has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGPT-6 Luna: 4
Productivityonly GPT-6 Luna has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGPT-6 Luna: 19
Educationonly GPT-6 Luna has a scoreGPT-6.1 Terra: not enough dataGPT-6 Luna: 27

See for yourself: same task, one attempt

The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.

Pelican on a bicycle

A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

GPT-6.1 Terra

Not tested yet

GPT-6 Luna

GPT-6 Luna: Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Reasoning (requested): high

Current attempt
Run date
Oct 1, 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
openai/gpt-6-luna
API model reported in response
openai/gpt-6-luna
Reasoning setting
high
Pinned endpoint
OpenAI | openai/gpt-6-luna-20260922
Temperature
Provider default
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Passed, not a quality rating
Response time
46.7 s

Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.

Prompt and test conditions

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens

Task origin (Simon Willison)
SVG short test

There is no shared test round for this selection. Results from different rounds are not mixed.

All data side by side

The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.

MetricGPT-6.1 TerraGPT-6 Luna
Intelligence
Overall index0 to 100, higher is better6738
RankRank 12 to 27 of 95Rank 31 to 39 of 95
Price per 1M tokens
Inputwhat you send$1above 272,000 tokens: $2$0.10above 272,000 tokens: $0.20
Outputwhat the model writes$5above 272,000 tokens: $7.50$0.50above 272,000 tokens: $0.75
Speed
Tokens per second91122
Technical
Context windowhow much text the model reads at once1.05 M tokens≈ 1,580 A4 pages1.05 M tokens≈ 1,580 A4 pages
Knowledge cutoffJun 1, 2026May 18, 2026
ReleasedOct 26, 2026Sep 22, 2026
AvailabilityActiveActive
Open weightsnono
  • GPT-6.1 Terra, 12-hour cache write: The table's cache-write rate covers 30-minute retention. With 12-hour retention it is $2.50 per 1M tokens through 272,000 input tokens, $5 above. Source
  • GPT-6.1 Terra, Long-context billing: Above 272,000 input tokens, the higher rates apply to the entire request. Input and cache rates double, while output costs 1.5 times the standard rate. Source
  • GPT-6.1 Terra, Batch and Flex pricing: 50% off standard pricing Source
  • GPT-6.1 Terra, Fast pricing: Fast mode costs twice the standard price Source
  • GPT-6.1 Terra, Regional processing: 10% surcharge over standard processing Source

Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis

Shared benchmarks

Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.

A: GPT-6.1 TerraB: GPT-6 Luna

AA-BriefcaseOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 1,227.4 eloGPT-6 Luna: 902.31 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-OmniscienceOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: -4.967 pointsGPT-6 Luna: -25.8 pointsArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience AccuracyOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 40.7%GPT-6 Luna: 30.1%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateOverall · lower is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 77.1%GPT-6 Luna: 80.0%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 30.416 pointsGPT-6 Luna: 9.392 pointsArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AutomationBench-AAOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 51.0%GPT-6 Luna: 9.1%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CritPt v2Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 4.9%GPT-6 Luna: 1.1%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CritPt v2 (Hard Subset)Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 32.5%GPT-6 Luna: 4.5%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
EMB v1.1Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 73.3%GPT-6 Luna: 70%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 56%GPT-6 Luna: 56.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Show 54 more benchmarks
FrontierCodeOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 33.4%GPT-6 Luna: 1.6%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
FrontierCode 1.1 MainOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 41.0%GPT-6 Luna: 13.8%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GDP.pdfOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 23.2%GPT-6 Luna: 5.8%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GDPval-AAOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 1,286.51 eloGPT-6 Luna: 1,052.09 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Overall · Task fully resolved · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 1.7%GPT-6 Luna: 4.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLE-DiamondOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 14.5%GPT-6 Luna: 6.3%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 26%GPT-6 Luna: 30.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
MMMU-ProOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 76.0%GPT-6 Luna: 62.1%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Tax Agent BenchOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 15.2%GPT-6 Luna: 19.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-BenchOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 26.8%GPT-6 Luna: 1.5%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 49.5%GPT-6 Luna: 13.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench-ScienceOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 24.3%GPT-6 Luna: 1.0%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Vals Finance IndexOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 52.9%GPT-6 Luna: 53.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals IndexOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 60.5%GPT-6 Luna: 52.3%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals Legal IndexOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 58.6%GPT-6 Luna: 62.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 84%GPT-6 Luna: 81.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
AA-BriefcaseOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 1,401.68 eloGPT-6 Luna: 1,336.19 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-OmniscienceOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 29.567 pointsGPT-6 Luna: -8.267 pointsArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience AccuracyOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 47.6%GPT-6 Luna: 39.6%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateOverall · lower is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 34.5%GPT-6 Luna: 79.3%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 50.977 pointsGPT-6 Luna: 27.755 pointsArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AutomationBench-AAOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 60.2%GPT-6 Luna: 53.2%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CritPt v2Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 28.0%GPT-6 Luna: 19.4%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CritPt v2 (Hard Subset)Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 64.5%GPT-6 Luna: 41.5%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
EMB v1.1Comps · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 75.6%GPT-6 Luna: 69.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Adjustments · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 50.6%GPT-6 Luna: 56.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
FrontierCodeOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 42.3%GPT-6 Luna: 25.2%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
FrontierCode 1.1 MainOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 36.0%GPT-6 Luna: 41.9%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GDP.pdfOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 28.6%GPT-6 Luna: 22.8%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GDPval-AAOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 1,476.05 eloGPT-6 Luna: 1,444.72 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Antitrust Competition · Criteria passed · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 83%GPT-6 Luna: 84.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLE-DiamondOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 47.3%GPT-6 Luna: 22.2%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · All-pass · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 45.5%GPT-6 Luna: 37.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
MMMU-ProOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 84.7%GPT-6 Luna: 79.7%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 5.9%GPT-6 Luna: 6.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-BenchOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 55.6%GPT-6 Luna: 12.6%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Hardware · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 26.7%GPT-6 Luna: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench-ScienceOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 57.6%GPT-6 Luna: 8.6%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Vals Finance IndexEMB v1.1 · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 73.3%GPT-6 Luna: 70%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals IndexCode Migration v1.1 · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 72.2%GPT-6 Luna: 45.5%Vals AIAs of 10/27/2026
Vals Legal IndexBusiness & Commercial · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 51.6%GPT-6 Luna: 55.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
AA-BriefcaseOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 1,190.59 eloGPT-6 Luna: 1,096.52 eloArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-OmniscienceOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 26.6 pointsGPT-6 Luna: -13.567 pointsArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience AccuracyOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 47.4%GPT-6 Luna: 38.7%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateOverall · lower is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 39.6%GPT-6 Luna: 85.3%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 38.115 pointsGPT-6 Luna: 18.304 pointsArtificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
AutomationBench-AAOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 57.8%GPT-6 Luna: 40.5%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CritPt v2Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 21.4%GPT-6 Luna: 10.6%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
CritPt v2 (Hard Subset)Overall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 56.0%GPT-6 Luna: 26.0%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
EMB v1.1Dataroom · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 86.3%GPT-6 Luna: 82.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1All-Pass · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 42.6%GPT-6 Luna: 43.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
FrontierCodeOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 34.5%GPT-6 Luna: 12.8%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
FrontierCode 1.1 MainOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 43.7%GPT-6 Luna: 31.8%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026
GDP.pdfOverall · higher is betterGPT-6.1 Terra: 28.4%GPT-6 Luna: 13.8%Artificial AnalysisAs of 10/29/2026

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