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GPT-5.6 Luna

OpenAI · Reasoning · 1.05M context · released Jul 9, 2026 · checked 7h ago

Ways to buy 7

Way to buyIn / out per 1M
OpenAI
flex, cheapest · cached $0.01
$0.1 / $0.6-50% vs list
OpenAI API
The lab's own API · cached $0.02
$0.2 / $1.2List price
Azure AI Foundry
Default region · cached $0.02
$0.2 / $1.2Same as list
AWS Bedrock
us-east-1 · cached $0.022
$0.22 / $1.32+10% vs list
Azure AI Foundry
eu · cached $0.022
$0.22 / $1.32+10% vs list
Azure AI Foundry
us · cached $0.022
$0.22 / $1.32+10% vs list
OpenAI
fast · cached $0.04
$0.4 / $2.4+100% vs list

USD per 1M tokens; batch $0.1 in, $0.6 out on the lab's API. Regions are separate routes.

Through a gateway

Your own numbers

100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $44.00 direct.

No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.

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About GPT-5.6 Luna

GPT-5.6 Luna is a fast, cost-efficient model in OpenAI's GPT-5.6 series.

Takes files, image, text in and returns text. First listed Jul 17, 2026. Up to 128K output tokens. Blended price $0.45 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id gpt-5-6-luna.

Price history

$0.1$0.3$1$3Jul 17, 2026Output $1.2Input $0.2

List price since Jul 17, 2026, from Internet Archive snapshots of the OpenRouter catalog, then daily reads.

SeenModelChange
Aug 21, 2026GPT-5.6 LunaInput $0.1 to $0.2, Output $0.6 to $1.2, Cached input $0.01 to $0.02+100%
Jul 31, 2026GPT-5.6 LunaInput $0.5 to $0.1, Output $3 to $0.6, Cached input $0.05 to $0.01-80%
Jul 28, 2026GPT-5.6 LunaInput $1 to $0.5, Output $6 to $3, Cached input $0.1 to $0.05-50%

Questions

How much does GPT-5.6 Luna cost?

$0.2 per million input tokens and $1.2 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.02, or $0.1 and $0.6 through the Batch API.

What is the context window of GPT-5.6 Luna?

1.05M tokens, with up to 128K tokens of output.

Where is GPT-5.6 Luna cheapest?

Of 7 routes tracked, OpenAI is cheapest at $0.1 input and $0.6 output per million tokens.

Has GPT-5.6 Luna's price changed?

Yes. The output price went from $0.6 to $1.2, first seen Aug 21, 2026.

Sources: OpenRouter's public model catalog and each provider's own pricing page, read every morning at 05:00 UTC; gateway fees re-read every Monday. List prices: your contract may differ. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.

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