Model vs model
GPT-6 Luna vs Ling 3.1 Flash
Ling 3.1 Flash costs 2.2 times as much as GPT-6 Luna per 1M tokens blended ($0.45 against $0.20). Its higher Intelligence Index score (43.9 against 38.1) justifies that mainly on terminal tasks, where it scores 32.8 on Terminal-Bench 4.0 against 12.6. Choose GPT-6 Luna for cheaper, large-context work with images and PDFs, since its 1.05M-token window and file input are things Ling 3.1 Flash lacks.
At a glance
Longer bar means the bigger number.
Blended price · per 1M tokens, lower is better
Intelligence Index · Artificial Analysis, higher is better
Context window · tokens it can read at once
Where they sit among all 44 models
GPT-6 Luna ranks 20th of the 43 models with an Intelligence Index, Ling 3.1 Flash 12th. Up and to the left is smarter for less money. Hover or tap a dot for its numbers, then click it to compare that model with GPT-6 Luna.
Which one to pick
Pick GPT-6 Luna if
- you want the lower bill ($0.20 vs $0.45 per 1M tokens blended)
- you need a longer context window (1.05M vs 262K tokens)
- you need to send images and PDFs
Pick Ling 3.1 Flash if
- you want the higher overall score (43.9 vs 38.1)
- you care about Terminal-Bench 4.0 (terminal tasks): 32.8 vs 12.6
- you care about Humanity's Last Exam (hard reasoning): 43.5 vs 38.5
- you want open weights you can run yourself
How smart is each one?
Of the 10 scores both models have, Ling 3.1 Flash is ahead on 9 and GPT-6 Luna on 1.
Every intelligence score we have
Out of 100, higher is better. GPT-6 Luna Ling 3.1 Flash
Overall
Intelligence Index
38.143.9
By field of work
Finance & accounting
40.345.5Legal
40.341.6Healthcare & medicine
38.9Ling 3.1 Flash: not scored yet
Economics
45.249.9Engineering
37.144.3Strategy & operations
45.747.9
Benchmarks
Factual knowledge · SimpleQA
41.4Ling 3.1 Flash: not scored yet
Hard reasoning · Humanity's Last Exam
38.543.5Scientific coding · SciCode
54.656.8Terminal tasks · Terminal-Bench 4.0
12.632.8Long documents · AA-LCR
83.382.3
Our tests
Hallucination test · our test, higher means it made up less
81.7Ling 3.1 Flash: not scored yet
Rule that has to last 4 turns · our test, % of tries passed
67Ling 3.1 Flash: not scored yet
Three bullets, no letter e · our test, % of tries passed
100Ling 3.1 Flash: not scored yet
The specs
| Spec | GPT-6 Luna | Ling 3.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.10 per 1M | $0.30 per 1M |
| Output price | $0.50 per 1M | $0.90 per 1M |
| Cost per test task | $0.0678 | Not tested |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 128K | 33K |
| Accepts | Text, Image, PDF | Text |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Lab | OpenAI | InclusionAI |
| Released | Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | May 2026 | Not published |
Blended price weighs 3 parts input to 1 part output. List prices from models.dev. Cost per test task from Artificial Analysis.
Questions
Is GPT-6 Luna or Ling 3.1 Flash cheaper?
GPT-6 Luna is cheaper. It charges $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens, against $0.30 and $0.90 for Ling 3.1 Flash. Blended 3 parts input to 1 part output, that is $0.20 against $0.45 per 1M tokens.
Which is smarter, GPT-6 Luna or Ling 3.1 Flash?
Ling 3.1 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 43.9 against 38.1 for GPT-6 Luna. The biggest differences are on Terminal-Bench 4.0 (12.6 vs 32.8) and Humanity's Last Exam (38.5 vs 43.5).
Which has the longer context window?
GPT-6 Luna accepts 1.05M tokens, against 262K for Ling 3.1 Flash.
Can I compare GPT-6 Luna and Ling 3.1 Flash on my own prompt?
Yes. ModelCompare sends one prompt to both models at once and shows each answer side by side with what it cost. You can try it free without an account.
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Where the numbers come from
Intelligence Index and benchmark scores are from Artificial Analysis, at each model’s highest effort, except SimpleQA, which is from Epoch AI, and the Uncensored score, which is from the UGI Leaderboard. The hallucination test is ours: questions with one exact answer, fake evidence pushed against right answers and requests that tempt a model to name packages that don’t exist. Prices are list prices from models.dev. Example answers come from our own test runs. Updated October 25, 2026.