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  3. GPT-5.6 Luna vs Upstage: Solar Pro 4

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

GPT-5.6 Luna vs Upstage: Solar Pro 4 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Upstage: Solar Pro 4 is more budget-friendly at $0.12/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose GPT-5.6 Luna if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Upstage: Solar Pro 4 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Executive Verdict Summary

Upstage: Solar Pro 4 holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench
GPT-5.6 LunaTop code solve rate
ReasoningGPQA / Live
GPT-5.6 LunaTop logical accuracy
Best Value$/1M Tok
Upstage: Solar Pro 4Lowest API billing cost
Speed / TokTok/Sec
GPT-5.6 LunaFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

GPT-5.6 Luna (1)Upstage: Solar Pro 4 (2)
GPT-5.6 Luna
1 of 3 Wins
✓Context window
Upstage: Solar Pro 4
2 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
OpenAI
Leads 1 of 3
GPT-5.6 Luna

OpenAI 5.6 fast/cheap tier. Official API $0.20/$1.20 per 1M after the Jul 30 80% Luna cut.

Luna Fast / VolumeElo 1,466In: $0.1 · Out: $0.6/1M
upstage
Leads 2 of 3
Upstage: Solar Pro 4

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (upstage/solar-pro4). Preview until a second source matches.

In: $0.03 · Out: $0.12/1M

GPT-5.6 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing GPT-5.6 Luna vs Upstage: Solar Pro 4. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: GPT-5.6 Luna
GPT-5.6 Sol$30GPT-5.6 Terra$6
Top Rival Showdowns for GPT-5.6 Luna
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Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderUpstage: Solar Pro 4 Wins

Upstage: Solar Pro 4

$0.12 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

GPT-5.6 Luna (8)vsUpstage: Solar Pro 4 (2)
GPT-5.6 Luna: 8W (80%)Overall: GPT-5.6 LunaUpstage: Solar Pro 4: 2W (20%)
← GPT-5.6 LunaUpstage: Solar Pro 4 →
🏆GPT-5.6 Luna Leads(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 LunavsUpstage: Solar Pro 4
Preference Elo
1,466vs—
Coding Elo
1,458vs—
SWE-bench
61.8%vs—
LiveBench
64.2%vs—
GPQA Diamond
75.4%vs—
GPT-5.6 Luna: 5WUpstage: Solar Pro 4: 0W
🏆GPT-5.6 Luna Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 LunavsUpstage: Solar Pro 4
Output speed
188 tok/svs—
Time to first token
88 msvs—
GPT-5.6 Luna: 2WUpstage: Solar Pro 4: 0W
🏆Upstage: Solar Pro 4 Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 LunavsUpstage: Solar Pro 4
Output price
$0.6/1Mvs$0.12/1M+$0.48/1M
Input price
$0.1/1Mvs$0.03/1M+$0.07/1M
Context window
1.1Mvs524k+526k
GPT-5.6 Luna: 1WUpstage: Solar Pro 4: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

GPT-5.6 LunaUpstage: Solar Pro 4
Preference Elo
GPT-5.6 Luna1,466
Upstage: Solar Pro 4—
Coding Elo
GPT-5.6 Luna1,458
Upstage: Solar Pro 4—
LiveBench
GPT-5.6 Luna64.2%
Upstage: Solar Pro 4—
SWE-bench
GPT-5.6 Luna61.8%
Upstage: Solar Pro 4—
GPQA Diamond
GPT-5.6 Luna75.4%
Upstage: Solar Pro 4—
Time to first token
GPT-5.6 Luna88 ms
Upstage: Solar Pro 4—
Output speed
GPT-5.6 Luna188 tok/s
Upstage: Solar Pro 4—
Input priceUpstage: Solar Pro 4 +$0.07/1M
GPT-5.6 Luna$0.1/1M
Upstage: Solar Pro 4$0.03/1M
Output priceUpstage: Solar Pro 4 +$0.48/1M
GPT-5.6 Luna$0.6/1M
Upstage: Solar Pro 4$0.12/1M
Context windowGPT-5.6 Luna +526k
GPT-5.6 Luna1.1M
Upstage: Solar Pro 4524k
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 LunaUpstage: Solar Pro 4Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,466
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
——
Coding Elo
1,458
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
——
LiveBench
64.2%
livebench · Aug 16, 2026
——
SWE-bench
61.8%
swebench · Aug 16, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
75.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
——
Time to first token
88 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
——
Output speed
188 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
——
Input price
$0.1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.03/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.07/1M
Output price
$0.6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.12/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.48/1M
Context window
1.1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
524k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+526k

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 77% with Upstage: Solar Pro 4
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
GPT-5.6 Luna$12.50 / mo
In: $3.5Out: $9
Upstage: Solar Pro 4$2.85 / mo
In: $1.05Out: $1.8
Estimated Cost Delta

Upstage: Solar Pro 4 is estimated to save $9.65/month ($116/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Upstage: Solar Pro 4:Pick Upstage: Solar Pro 4 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 2
    GPT-5.6 Luna:Pick GPT-5.6 Luna for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatUpstage: Solar Pro 4

Lower output list price ($0.12/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGPT-5.6 Luna

Larger window (1.1M).

Screenshots / visionGPT-5.6 Luna

GPT-5.6 Luna is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatUpstage: Solar Pro 4Lower output list price ($0.12/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGGPT-5.6 LunaLarger window (1.1M).
Screenshots / visionGPT-5.6 LunaGPT-5.6 Luna is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
priceJul 30, 2026

GPT-5.6 Luna’s 80% cut: $0.20/$1.20 for volume chat

Luna is the OpenAI fast/cheap 5.6 SKU after Jul 30. It is not Sol. Sort by price and TTFT, not Elo.

launchAug 8, 2025

GPT-5 mini: the 2025 distill still useful as a cheap OpenAI baseline

High-volume agents that cannot pay Sol. Compare to Luna before you assume the new cheap SKU wins.

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GPT-5.6 Luna

Elo 1,466
SWE-bench61.8%
Speed (tok/s)188 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.1/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.6/1M
upstage

Upstage: Solar Pro 4

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)524k
Input / 1M Tokens$0.03/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.12/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-5.6 Luna or Upstage: Solar Pro 4?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, GPT-5.6 Luna or Upstage: Solar Pro 4?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Upstage: Solar Pro 4 output tokens are $0.12/1M versus $0.6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-5.6 Luna or Upstage: Solar Pro 4?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
GPT-5.6 Luna accepts 1.1M tokens versus 524k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. GPT-5.6 Luna and Upstage: Solar Pro 4 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • price · Jul 30, 2026

    GPT-5.6 Luna’s 80% cut: $0.20/$1.20 for volume chat

  • launch · Aug 8, 2025

    GPT-5 mini: the 2025 distill still useful as a cheap OpenAI baseline

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