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GPT-6 Luna vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

GPT-6 Luna leads the LLM Stats Score 44.5 to 4.8.

OpenAI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GPT-6 Luna leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.5 to 4.8, ranking #40 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose GPT-6 Luna

  • overall performance matters — it scores 44.5 and ranks #40 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GPT-6 Luna
OpenAI
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
44.5
#40
4.8
#306
Reasoning
40.0
#58
5.3
#301
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.10 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
— / M
Context window
1,050,000
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Individual benchmarks

5 reported for GPT-6 Luna · 7 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

No common benchmarks found

GPT-6 Luna and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-6 Luna specifies input context (1,050,000 tokens). Only GPT-6 Luna specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-6 Luna
Input1,050,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

GPT-6 Luna supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 does not.

GPT-6 Luna can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GPT-6 Luna

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GPT-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-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-6 Luna was released on 2026-09-22, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18.

GPT-6 Luna is 18 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

GPT-6 Luna

Sep 22, 2026

0 days ago

1.5yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-6 Luna has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-18, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a cutoff of 2023-12-31.

GPT-6 Luna has more recent training data (up to 2026-05-18), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (2023-12-31).

GPT-6 Luna

May 2026

2.4 yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GPT-6 Luna and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GPT-6 Luna
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
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FAQ

Common questions about GPT-6 Luna vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Which is better, GPT-6 Luna or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

GPT-6 Luna leads the LLM Stats Score 44.5 to 4.8. GPT-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 capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does GPT-6 Luna compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 in benchmarks?

GPT-6 Luna scores DeepSWE 1.1: 66.6%, OSWorld 2.0: 52.7%, Agents' Last Exam: 50.9%, FrontierCode 1.1: 42.4%, AutomationBench v1.0.6: 20.7%. 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-6 Luna and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

GPT-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-6 Luna and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (44.5 vs 4.8), 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-6 Luna and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

GPT-6 Luna is developed by OpenAI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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