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Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT 5.6 Luna

Compare Claude Opus 4.6 from Anthropic and GPT 5.6 Luna from OpenAI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic · text, image, pdf → text

Claude Opus 4.6 is Anthropic’s latest state-of-the-art reasoning model. It features an adaptive “thinking” mode that dynamically decides when to think and how much to think. At the default effort level (high), Claude will almost always engage in thinking. At lower effort levels, it may skip thinking for simple problems. ⚠️ The minimum cache token for claude-opus-4-6 has been increased from 1,024 to 4,096 tokens.

Input$5 /M
Output$25 /M
Cache read$0.5 /M
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GPT 5.6 Luna
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT-5.6 Luna is designed for cost-sensitive, high-volume workloads. It roughly corresponds to the nano model tier used in earlier GPT-5 families.

Input$0.2 /M
Output$1.2 /M
Cache read$0.02 /M
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Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Claude Opus 4.6
GPT 5.6 Luna
Input /M
$5
$0.2
Output /M
$25
$1.2
Cache read /M
$0.5
$0.02
Context length
1,000,000
1,050,000
Max output
128,000
128,000
Time to First Token
1.2 s
5.1 s
Throughput
59.8 tok/s
47.6 tok/s
Modalities
textimagepdf
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsthinkingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · responses
Released
February 5, 2026
July 9, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

GPT 5.6 Luna
$30.00 /mo
Claude Opus 4.6
$675 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Claude Opus 4.6, GPT 5.6 Luna?

GPT 5.6 Luna: $1.2/M output tokens; Claude Opus 4.6: $25/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Claude Opus 4.6: 1.2s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

Claude Opus 4.6 accepts 1,000,000 and GPT 5.6 Luna accepts 1,050,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on Claude Opus 4.6 and 128,000 tokens on GPT 5.6 Luna.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Claude Opus 4.6 at 59.8 tok/s and GPT 5.6 Luna at 47.6 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Claude Opus 4.6 accepts text, image and PDF input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; GPT 5.6 Luna accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, thinking and structured outputs.

Can I call Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT 5.6 Luna with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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