Step 5 Preview vs GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)

GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) scores 37.3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, against 28.5 for Step 5 Preview. GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) costs $0.45 per million tokens (3:1 blend), against $1.43 for Step 5 Preview. Step 5 Preview generates 140 t/s, against 107 t/s for GPT-5.6 Luna (Max). Both accept a context of 1M tokens.

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2 models compared

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Intelligence

Step 5 Preview
28.5
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
Best: 37.3

Coding

Step 5 Preview
—
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
71.4

Agentic

Step 5 Preview
—
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
42.1

Cyber Index

Step 5 Preview
47.7%
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
—

Speed

Step 5 Preview
Best: 140 t/s
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
107 t/s

TTFT

Step 5 Preview
Best: 0.91 s
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
144 s

Input · $ / 1M tokens

Step 5 Preview
$1×5 relative to the lowest price among the compared models
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
Best: $0.20

Output · $ / 1M tokens

Step 5 Preview
$2.70×2.3 relative to the lowest price among the compared models
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
Best: $1.20

Context window

Step 5 Preview
1M
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
1M

Reasoning

Step 5 Preview
Yes
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
Yes

Open weights

Step 5 Preview
Yes
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
No

Cost / task

Step 5 Preview
$2.35×13.2 relative to the lowest price among the compared models
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)
Best: $0.178

Each reasoning level remains a separate configuration.

Score and cost

Each line joins the reasoning levels of a compared model; the large point marks the configuration in the table. The top-right corner holds the best score for the lowest cost. Select another point to compare that level.

Intelligence Indexmost efficient ↗Cost per task
  • Step 5 Preview28.5 · $2.35
  • GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)37.3 · $0.178

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