GPT-6 Luna vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
GPT-6 Luna leads the LLM Stats Score 44.5 to 23.8. GPT-6 Luna is 2.4x cheaper per token.
OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
GPT-6 Luna leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.5 to 23.8, ranking #40 overall.
On price, GPT-6 Luna is roughly 2.4x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
GPT-6 Luna also accepts a larger context window (1,050,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.
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 and agents — it leads those capability indexes
- cost matters — it's about 2.4x cheaper per token
- you process long inputs — it offers a 1,050,000 token context window
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026
Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
5 reported for GPT-6 Luna · 23 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
GPT-6 Luna and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinkingdon'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
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, GPT-6 Luna ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($0.15/1M tokens).
For output processing, GPT-6 Luna ($0.50/1M tokens) is 3.0x cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($1.50/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is more expensive than GPT-6 Luna.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
GPT-6 Luna accepts 1,050,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's 65,536 tokens. GPT-6 Luna can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is limited to 65,536 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
GPT-6 Luna supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking 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
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
License
Usage and distribution terms
GPT-6 Luna is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GPT-6 Luna was released on 2026-09-22, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking was released on 2025-09-10.
GPT-6 Luna is 13 months newer than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.
Sep 22, 2026
0 days ago
1.0yr newerSep 10, 2025
1.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-6 Luna has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-18, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-6 Luna's training data extends to 2026-05-18, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's cutoff date.
May 2026
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Provider Availability
GPT-6 Luna is available from OpenAI. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is available from Novita.
GPT-6 Luna
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against GPT-6 Luna and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about GPT-6 Luna vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.