GPT-5.6 Leads in Intelligence-to-Cost Ratio
ArtificialAnlys · x · 2026-07-11
Artificial Analysis charts indicate that both GPT-5.6 Sol and Luna outperform Terra in "intelligence vs. cost per task."
Key takeaways:
- Across various reasoning effort levels, the GPT-5.6 series pushes the Pareto frontier further than GPT-5.5 (excluding non-reasoning).
- At all effort levels, Luna and Sol beat Terra: they are either smarter at the same cost or equally smart but cheaper.
- GPT-5.6 Luna is specifically singled out as an especially cost-effective version.
Related event: GPT-5.6 Value Showdown: Luna and Sol Beat Terra(9 posts)→
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