Models

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 03-25 Search vs GPT 5.6 Luna

Compare Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 03-25 Search from Google 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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Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 03-25 Search
Google · text, image, audio, video → text

Integrated with Google's official search function.

Input$1.25 /M
Output$10 /M
Cache read$0.125 /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

Pricing & Specifications

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

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 03-25 Search
GPT 5.6 Luna
Input /M
$1.25
$0.2
Output /M
$10
$1.2
Cache read /M
$0.125
$0.02
Context length
0
1,050,000
Max output
0
128,000
Time to First Token
2.3 s
5.0 s
Throughput
97.7 tok/s
47.2 tok/s
Modalities
textimageaudiovideo
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingwebtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
toolsthinkingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · responses
Released
March 25, 2025
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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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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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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TTFT (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
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 03-25 Search
$225 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 03-25 Search, GPT 5.6 Luna?

GPT 5.6 Luna: $1.2/M output tokens; Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 03-25 Search: $10/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 03-25 Search: 2.3s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 03-25 Search at 97.7 tok/s and GPT 5.6 Luna at 47.2 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 03-25 Search accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking, web search, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context; GPT 5.6 Luna accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, thinking and structured outputs.

Can I call Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 03-25 Search 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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