GPT-6 Luna
by OpenAI - closed weights. The efficiency tier of GPT-6: “our most efficient model for focused, high-volume tasks”. Hub: gpt-5-and-gpt-6-family.
| Item | Value (OpenAI API docs) |
|---|---|
| API model ID | gpt-6-luna |
| Released | 2026-09-22 (with gpt-6-dot-sol) |
| Context / output | 1,050,000 window, 922k max input, 128k max output |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2026-05-18 |
| Pricing | token-based; the cheapest GPT-6 tier |
| Reasoning effort | none, low, medium (default), high, xhigh, max |
| Modalities | text and image in, text out |
| Endpoints | Chat Completions, Responses, Batch |
Use
Classification, summarization, extraction and other high-volume automation where cost and latency matter more than peak capability. Same 1M-token window as the larger tiers.
Notes
- GPT-5.6 also had a Luna tier (
gpt-5.6-luna, 2026-07-09); OpenAI’s deprecation page namesgpt-5.6-lunaas the replacement forgpt-4.1-nano(shutdown 2026-10-23). - ChatGPT availability of Luna: unverified.
Sources
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-6-luna (2026-09-30)
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog (2026-09-30)
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations (2026-09-30)