Model comparison
GPT-6 Luna vs Qwen Plus
GPT-6 Luna is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.1 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-6 Luna scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen Plus in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-6 Luna leads 54.7 to 38.3.
- GPT-6 Luna is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $1.20 for Qwen Plus.
- GPT-6 Luna accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
Side by side
| GPT-6 Luna | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 45.1 | 36.7 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 128K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 54.7 (#24), Qwen Plus: 38.3 (#163)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1448 | 1328 |
| DeepSWE | 66.6% | — |
| FrontierCode | 42.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1583 | — |
Reasoning GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 31.7 (#68), Qwen Plus: 27.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1415 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 68.7% | — |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 35.6 (#140), Qwen Plus: 22.0 (#266)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1396 | 1326 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 40.1 (#110), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#245)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1458 | 1328 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-6 Luna: 42.0 (#27), Qwen Plus: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture Assembly | 44.2% | — |
Multilingual GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 51.0 (#111), Qwen Plus: 45.3 (#170)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1390 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1425 | 1347 |
| LMArena Russian | 1392 | 1323 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1251 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1416 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 74.7 (#85), Qwen Plus: 69.0 (#176)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1303 |
Long Context GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 43.3 (#95), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#153)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1417 | 1325 |
Writing & Preference GPT-6 Luna leads
GPT-6 Luna: 58.4 (#115), Qwen Plus: 52.4 (#171)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Luna | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1357 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1400 | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-6 Luna better than Qwen Plus?
GPT-6 Luna is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.1 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Luna or Qwen Plus?
GPT-6 Luna is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; Qwen Plus lists at $0.40 and $1.20.
Is GPT-6 Luna or Qwen Plus better for coding?
GPT-6 Luna scores higher on coding benchmarks: 54.7 versus 38.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6 Luna does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do GPT-6 Luna and Qwen Plus share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6 Luna has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.