Model comparison
GPT-6 Luna vs Qwen3.5-Flash
GPT-6 Luna is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.1 to 42.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-6 Luna scores higher in 5 categories and Qwen3.5-Flash in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-6 Luna leads 54.7 to 33.9.
- Qwen3.5-Flash is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.40 per million input/output tokens, against $0.10 / $0.50 for GPT-6 Luna.
- GPT-6 Luna accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
Side by side
| GPT-6 Luna | Qwen3.5-Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 45.1 | 42.3 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | 2026-02-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 128K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.40 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 54.7 (#24), Qwen3.5-Flash: 33.9 (#234)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1583 | 1243 |
| LMArena Coding | 1448 | 1412 |
| DeepSWE | 66.6% | — |
| FrontierCode | 42.4% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 221.8 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-6 Luna: —, Qwen3.5-Flash: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 462.69 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5-Flash leads
GPT-6 Luna: 31.7 (#68), Qwen3.5-Flash: 32.9 (#63)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1415 | 1404 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 68.7% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 21% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 20% |
| DTBench | — | 82.9% |
| LMCA | — | 29.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.98 |
Math Too close to call
GPT-6 Luna: 35.6 (#140), Qwen3.5-Flash: 36.3 (#117)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1396 | 1407 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 84.4% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 6.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 0% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5-Flash leads
GPT-6 Luna: 40.1 (#110), Qwen3.5-Flash: 43.2 (#84)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1458 | 1408 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 82.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.5% |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-6 Luna: 42.0 (#27), Qwen3.5-Flash: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture Assembly | 44.2% | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
GPT-6 Luna: 51.0 (#111), Qwen3.5-Flash: 50.7 (#116)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1390 | 1385 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1425 | 1446 |
| LMArena Russian | 1392 | 1379 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1416 | 1399 |
| LMArena French | — | 1412 |
| LMArena German | — | 1389 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1369 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1344 |
Instruction Following GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 74.7 (#85), Qwen3.5-Flash: 72.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1374 |
Long Context Too close to call
GPT-6 Luna: 43.3 (#95), Qwen3.5-Flash: 42.4 (#119)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1417 | 1392 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
GPT-6 Luna: 58.4 (#115), Qwen3.5-Flash: 58.2 (#117)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1397 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1357 | 1343 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1400 | 1393 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-6 Luna better than Qwen3.5-Flash?
GPT-6 Luna is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.1 to 42.3 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Luna or Qwen3.5-Flash?
Qwen3.5-Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; GPT-6 Luna lists at $0.10 and $0.50.
Is GPT-6 Luna or Qwen3.5-Flash better for coding?
GPT-6 Luna scores higher on coding benchmarks: 54.7 versus 33.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6 Luna does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do GPT-6 Luna and Qwen3.5-Flash share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6 Luna has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5-Flash has 32.