AI model comparison

GPT-6 Luna vs GLM 5.3 FlashX

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

GPT-6 Luna is the fast, cost-efficient model in OpenAI's GPT-6 series, positioned below GPT-6 Sol.

Input / 1M
$0.10
Output / 1M
$0.50
Context
1.05M

GLM-5.3-FlashX is the high-speed variant of Z.ai's GLM-5.3-Flash, a native multimodal model delivering inference speeds of up to 200 tokens/s.

Input / 1M
$0.37
Output / 1M
$1.25
Context
1.05M

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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GPT-6 Luna

3.0x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

Tie

Not enough benchmark data

Larger context window

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GPT-6 Luna

1.05M vs 1.05M tokens

Newer release

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GPT-6 Luna

Released September 22, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

openai logoGPT-6 Luna38.1
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashXNot available

Coding index

openai logoGPT-6 LunaNot available
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashXNot available

Agentic index

openai logoGPT-6 LunaNot available
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashXNot available

Pricing

GPT-6 Luna vs GLM 5.3 FlashX API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricopenai logoGPT-6 Lunaz-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.10$0.37
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.50$1.25
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.01$0.09
Cache writePer 1M tokens$0.13Not available
Long-context pricingPer 1M tokens, for very long prompts$0.20 in / $0.75 out above 272KSame rate at any length
Web searchPer request$0.01Not available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

openai logoGPT-6 Luna$0.45
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX$1.37

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

openai logoGPT-6 Luna$5$2.30 cached
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX$16.10$7.70 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

openai logoGPT-6 Luna$16$2.50 cached
z-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX$58$16 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricopenai logoGPT-6 Lunaz-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Max output128K tokens131K tokens
Input typesFile, Image, TextImage, Text, Video
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMax, Extra high, High, Medium, Low, NoneMax, High, Low
Default reasoning effortMediumMax
Release dateSeptember 22, 2026September 18, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricopenai logoGPT-6 Lunaz-ai logoGLM 5.3 FlashX
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedNot supported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureNot supportedSupported
Stop sequencesNot supportedNot supported
Deterministic seedSupportedNot supported
Verbosity controlSupportedNot supported

Our take

GPT-6 Luna is 3.0x cheaper for a typical chat. GPT-6 Luna has the larger context window (1.05M vs 1.05M tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-6 Luna or GLM 5.3 FlashX cheaper?

GPT-6 Luna is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). GPT-6 Luna costs $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens, while GLM 5.3 FlashX costs $0.37 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, GPT-6 Luna or GLM 5.3 FlashX?

GPT-6 Luna supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1.05M for GLM 5.3 FlashX.

Can I use GPT-6 Luna and GLM 5.3 FlashX at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see GPT-6 Luna and GLM 5.3 FlashX answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to GPT-6 Luna and GLM 5.3 FlashX at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.