Model Comparison

GPT-5.6 Luna vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1Which is better in 2026?

GPT-5.6 Luna significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: GPT-5.6 Luna vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 — which is better?

GPT-5.6 Luna (by OpenAI) and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (by NVIDIA) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

GPT-5.6 Luna outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is better at 0 benchmarks. GPT-5.6 Luna significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose GPT-5.6 Luna if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

GPT-5.6 Luna outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is better at 0 benchmarks.

GPT-5.6 Luna significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Jul 18 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-5.6 Luna specifies input context (1,050,000 tokens). Only GPT-5.6 Luna specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Luna
Input1,050,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

GPT-5.6 Luna supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 does not.

GPT-5.6 Luna can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GPT-5.6 Luna

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GPT-5.6 Luna is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

GPT-5.6 Luna

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-5.6 Luna was released on 2026-07-09, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18.

GPT-5.6 Luna is 16 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

GPT-5.6 Luna

Jul 9, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.3yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-5.6 Luna has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-02-16, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a cutoff of 2023-12-31.

GPT-5.6 Luna has more recent training data (up to 2026-02-16), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (2023-12-31).

GPT-5.6 Luna

Feb 2026

2.2 yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
Larger context window (1,050,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (92.3% vs 54.1%)
NVIDIA
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GPT-5.6 Luna and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GPT-5.6 Luna
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
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GPT-5.6 Luna
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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-5.6 Luna vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Which is better, GPT-5.6 Luna or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

GPT-5.6 Luna significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. GPT-5.6 Luna is made by OpenAI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does GPT-5.6 Luna compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 in benchmarks?

GPT-5.6 Luna scores Connectors: 99.9%, HealthBench Consensus: 95.1%, GPQA: 92.3%, Search and Function-Calling: 89.7%, Capture-the-Flag Challenges (Internal): 85.2%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%.

What are the context window sizes for GPT-5.6 Luna and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

GPT-5.6 Luna supports 1.1M tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GPT-5.6 Luna and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-5.6 Luna and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

GPT-5.6 Luna is developed by OpenAI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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