GLM 5 Turbo vs GPT-5.6 Luna Pro
GPT-5.6 Luna Pro costs 3.3x less per output token than GLM 5 Turbo ($1.20 vs $4.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $4.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.20
GLM 5 Turbo or GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
No benchmark has tested both yet. GLM 5 Turbo has results on Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), ALE-Bench and AA Intelligence Index; GPT-5.6 Luna Pro has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only GLM 5 Turbo has a AA Intelligence Index result, 26.6.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only GLM 5 Turbo has a Design Arena: websites result, 1262.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-5.6 Luna Pro
GPT-5.6 Luna Pro takes 1.05M tokens against 203K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
GPT-5.6 Luna Pro
GLM 5 Turbo $0.0032, GPT-5.6 Luna Pro $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GLM 5 Turbo not benchmarked, GPT-5.6 Luna Pro not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- GLM 5 Turbo $4.00 against GPT-5.6 Luna Pro $1.20 per million output tokens, 3.3x apart.
- Context window
- GLM 5 Turbo takes 203K tokens, GPT-5.6 Luna Pro 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 33.3% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| ALE-Bench | 634.0 | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 26.6 | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 98.5% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 84.7% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 27.8% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards measured
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1262 | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1260 | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1248 | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1264 | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1247 | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1261 | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1205 | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1160 | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | GLM 5 Turbo | GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 73.2% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 71.7% | Not measured | Only GLM 5 Turbo measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 46 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
GPT-5.6 Luna Pro costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
GPT-5.6 Luna Pro costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
GPT-5.6 Luna Pro costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Z.ai GLM 5 Turbo | OpenAI GPT-5.6 Luna Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | OpenAI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | March 15, 2026 | July 9, 2026 |
| Context window | 203K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.20 | $0.20 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.00 | $1.20 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GLM 5 Turbo better than GPT-5.6 Luna Pro for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, GLM 5 Turbo or GPT-5.6 Luna Pro?
GLM 5 Turbo costs $1.20 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens; GPT-5.6 Luna Pro costs $0.20 and $1.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GLM 5 Turbo or GPT-5.6 Luna Pro?
GPT-5.6 Luna Pro, with 1.05M tokens against 203K.
Has any benchmark tested both GLM 5 Turbo and GPT-5.6 Luna Pro?
No benchmark has tested both yet. GLM 5 Turbo has results on Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), ALE-Bench and AA Intelligence Index; GPT-5.6 Luna Pro has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.