GPT-5 vs GPT-5.6 Luna

GPT-5 (OpenAI) versus GPT-5.6 Luna (OpenAI): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the KumoAPI default channel price. Input costs 1.25 Credits / M for GPT-5 and 0.2 Credits / M for GPT-5.6 Luna, so GPT-5.6 Luna is 84% cheaper. Context windows are 400K and 1.05M.

Input (prompt)
1.25Credits / M
Output (completion)
10Credits / M
400K context · 128K output
GPT-5 details
GPT-5.6 Lunagpt-5.6-luna
OpenAI
Input (prompt)
0.2Credits / M
Output (completion)
1.2Credits / M
1.05M context · 128K output
GPT-5.6 Luna details
Lower input price
GPT-5.6 Luna
84% cheaper
Larger context
GPT-5.6 Luna
400K · 1.05M

Specs side by side

Item
GPT-5gpt-5
GPT-5.6 Lunagpt-5.6-luna
Input (prompt) · Credits / M1.250.2
Output (completion) · Credits / M101.2
Cache read · Credits / M0.1250.02
Context window400K1.05M
Max output128K128K
7-day uptime——
Latest probe latency——
Measured throughput——
Protocols——
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)32.54.4

Prices are the KumoAPI default channel price in Credits (1 Credit = ¥1); green marks the better side. Uptime and latency come from KumoAPI probes; a dash means the model is not probed yet.

Capabilities

CapabilityGPT-5GPT-5.6 Luna
Vision
Function Calling
Reasoning
Prompt Caching
Response Schema
Streaming
Audio
Video
File Input
Web Search
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, GPT-5 or GPT-5.6 Luna?

At the KumoAPI default channel price, GPT-5 input costs 1.25 Credits / M and GPT-5.6 Luna input costs 0.2 Credits / M, so GPT-5.6 Luna is 84% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Which has the larger context window, GPT-5 or GPT-5.6 Luna?

GPT-5 offers 400K tokens, GPT-5.6 Luna offers 1.05M tokens.

Can I switch between GPT-5 and GPT-5.6 Luna at any time?

Yes. KumoAPI calls every model with the same API key; switching is just changing the model field in the request, and billing is split per model in one console.

How do the capabilities of GPT-5 and GPT-5.6 Luna differ?

Their capability flags are identical. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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