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GPT-6 Luna vs Seed 2.1 Turbo

GPT-6 Luna and Seed 2.1 Turbo are closely matched at 44.5 and 43.0 on the LLM Stats Score.

OpenAI · ByteDance · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GPT-6 Luna and Seed 2.1 Turbo are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 44.5 and 43.0.

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

Choose GPT-6 Luna

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Seed 2.1 Turbo

  • you are already invested in the ByteDance ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GPT-6 Luna
OpenAI
Seed 2.1 Turbo
ByteDance
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
44.5
#41
43.0
#46
Reasoning
40.0
#58
44.4
#36
Coding
31.4
#47
30.8
#50
Agents
31.8
#30
28.9
#42
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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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
GPT-6 Luna
Seed 2.1 Turbo
Tool use
22.1#47
19.3#59
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

5 reported for GPT-6 Luna · 90 for Seed 2.1 Turbo

No common benchmarks found

GPT-6 Luna and Seed 2.1 Turbodon'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
ByteDance
Seed 2.1 Turbo
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Sep 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both GPT-6 Luna and Seed 2.1 Turbo support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

GPT-6 Luna

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Seed 2.1 Turbo

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

GPT-6 Luna

Proprietary

Closed source

Seed 2.1 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-6 Luna was released on 2026-09-22, while Seed 2.1 Turbo was released on 2026-06-24.

GPT-6 Luna is 3 months newer than Seed 2.1 Turbo.

GPT-6 Luna

Sep 22, 2026

0 days ago

3mo newer
Seed 2.1 Turbo

Jun 24, 2026

3 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-6 Luna has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-18, while Seed 2.1 Turbo'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 Seed 2.1 Turbo's cutoff date.

GPT-6 Luna

May 2026

Seed 2.1 Turbo

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GPT-6 Luna and Seed 2.1 Turbo side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GPT-6 Luna
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Seed 2.1 Turbo
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FAQ

Common questions about GPT-6 Luna vs Seed 2.1 Turbo.

Which is better, GPT-6 Luna or Seed 2.1 Turbo?

GPT-6 Luna and Seed 2.1 Turbo are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 44.5 and 43.0. GPT-6 Luna is made by OpenAI and Seed 2.1 Turbo is made by ByteDance. 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 Seed 2.1 Turbo 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%. Seed 2.1 Turbo scores CharXiv-D: 94.6%, MathVision: 92.7%, MathVista: 90.5%, MathVerse: 89.2%, Video-MME: 89.0%.

What are the context window sizes for GPT-6 Luna and Seed 2.1 Turbo?

GPT-6 Luna supports 1.1M tokens and Seed 2.1 Turbo 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 Seed 2.1 Turbo?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (44.5 vs 43.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-6 Luna and Seed 2.1 Turbo?

GPT-6 Luna is developed by OpenAI and Seed 2.1 Turbo is developed by ByteDance.

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