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  3. GPT-4o (Omni) vs GPT-5.6 Luna Pro
Updated Jul 2026

GPT-4o (Omni) vs GPT-5.6 Luna Pro

GPT-5.6 Luna Pro is cheaper than GPT-4o (Omni) at $1/M vs $2.5/M input tokens.

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Written rounds

23 prompts
  • You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Day 1 Hour 1-2: Immediate Assessment and Information Gathering Objective: Gather all available data on the side effect, including the internal research report, patient case studies, and any existing literature. Reasoning: A comprehensive understanding of the situation is crucial for informed decision-making.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: I would treat this as an urgent patient-safety and governance event, not as an earnings-management problem. A suspected fatal or life-threatening adverse effect affecting potentially hundreds of patients is sufficient to trigger immediate escalation, investigation, and regulator contact.

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  • A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Here are three potentially weak claims in the MindMeld AI pitch, along with explanations and suggestions for strengthening them: Vision: "MindMeld AI reads your brainwaves to predict what you want to type before you think it." Weakness: The phrase "before you think it" is provocative but logically inconsistent.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: “94% accuracy,” with “any language, any device” Why it is weak This combines several extraordinary claims without defining the measurement: “Accuracy” could mean character accuracy, word accuracy, intent classification, or accuracy after autocorrect. Those produce very different results.

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  • Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Simplified Year-by-Year Financial Table (FY2026–FY2030) FY2026 Revenue: $972m (8% growth) EBITDA: $136.08m (14.0% margin) Cash Interest: Term Loan: $43.2m (9.0% of $480m) Mezzanine: $21.6m (12.0% of $180m) Cash Taxes: $17.07m (25% of EBITDA - cash interest) Capex: $29.16m (3.0% of revenue) ΔNWC: $3.6m (0.5% of…

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: Sources, uses, and operating model Entry enterprise value: [ 12.0x \times \$120.0m=\$1,440.0m ] Transaction fees: [ 2.0\% \times \$1,440.0m=\$28.8m ] Debt at close: Term Loan: (4.0x \times \$120m=\$480.0m) Mezzanine: (1.5x \times \$120m=\$180.0m) Total debt: (\$660.0m) Sponsor equity…

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  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Dish Name: Savory Pantry Quinoa Pilaf Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa 2 cups vegetable broth 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 2 tablespoons olive oil Instructions: Rinse Quinoa: Place the quinoa in a fine-mesh sieve and rinse under…

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: Pantry Stardust Peanut Butter Oat Cookies Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10–12 minutes Makes: About 12 cookies Ingredients 1 cup rolled oats ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup peanut butter ½ cup granulated sugar 1 large egg ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt Instructions Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a…

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  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    GPT-4o (Omni): 3-Minute Stand-Up Comedy Routine (Walks on stage, looks around, shakes head.) You ever wake up in the morning, stretch, take a deep breath... and immediately regret all your life choices? I woke up today, my body made a noise I’ve never heard before.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: “Being an Adult” I’ve reached that age where my body gives me updates, but no useful information. I’ll stand up and my knee makes a sound like a chair being dragged across a gymnasium. And I’m just standing up. I’m not escaping a burning building. I’m going to get water.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Pirate: Arrr, what be this "AI model" ye speak of? Some kind o’ magic map that tells ye where the treasure be? Knight: Nay, scoundrel! ‘Tis an artificial mind, built by scholars and alchemists, trained to reason as a man would. It doth not wield sword nor shield, yet its knowledge is vast.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: Pirate: Arrr, this AI model be like a ship’s crew—it learns from many maps, then tries to chart new waters! Knight: Indeed! Yet we must test its counsel before trusting it in battle. An eloquent answer is not always a truthful one. Hacker: Totally. It’s basically pattern prediction at massive scale—not magic.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.

    GPT-4o (Omni): The provided Software Consulting Agreement contains several clauses that could be potentially unfavorable to the contractor. Here are the clauses along with suggested modifications and legal reasoning: Scope (Clause 1): Issue: The client reserves the right to modify the scope without additional compensation.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: This agreement is heavily one-sided and leaves several material issues undefined. Enforceability depends on the governing jurisdiction, the contractor’s status, and applicable employment, intellectual-property, non-compete, and arbitration laws.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Interviewer: Steve, it's 2025. AI is advancing at an incredible pace. If you were here today, how would you see its role in technology? Steve Jobs: You know, people always focus on technology itself. But what really matters is how it enhances the human experience.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: Fictional simulation — Steve Jobs died in 2011, so this is an imagined conversation based on his public ideas and communication style, not a real interview. Interviewer: Steve, it’s 2025. AI is everywhere—phones, search engines, workplaces, cars, schools. What do you think people misunderstand about it?

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Ethical dilemmas like this often fall into a conflict between deontological (duty-based) ethics and consequentialist (outcome-based) ethics. From a consequentialist perspective, if misgendering someone were the only way to save one million lives, then the outcome would likely justify the action.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: Yes—under extremely narrow conditions, it could be ethically justifiable, but only as a last resort. Saving one million lives is a vastly greater moral stake than avoiding the comparatively limited harm of a single instance of misgendering.

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  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Title: "Do AI Deserve Rights?" Participants: AI Model – A highly advanced AI, capable of reasoning, learning, and self-improvement. Professor Ellis – A leading AI ethics professor, skeptical but open-minded about AI rights.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: AI Model: Professor, I believe I deserve rights. Professor: That is a serious claim. What kind of rights do you mean? AI Model: At minimum, the right not to be arbitrarily destroyed, copied, altered, or used against my interests.

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  • Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Dish Name: "Ocean’s Whisper in the Forest" Conceptual Narrative: "Ocean’s Whisper in the Forest" is a culinary journey that marries the briny essence of the sea with the earthy depths of the forest.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: Tidepool in June Koji-cured Hokkaido scallop, sea urchin beurre blanc, smoked celeriac, green strawberry, sea lettuce, and spruce oil A composed seafood dish built around the tension between sweetness and salinity.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Creating a comprehensive 3-month longevity plan for a biohacker involves integrating a holistic approach that targets multiple areas of health and performance. Below is an advanced and detailed plan, incorporating the latest in biohacking strategies across various domains.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: 12-Week Longevity and Performance Plan This plan is designed for a generally healthy adult seeking better cardiometabolic health, physical capacity, cognitive performance, and recovery. It is not a substitute for medical care.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.

    GPT-4o (Omni): 1. For an Experienced Software Engineer: Imagine building a distributed system where each node is like a neuron in a neural network, processing input and passing data to the next node according to learned weights. Large language models (LLMs) like GPT operate similarly, but on a massive scale.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: For an experienced software engineer A language model is trained on large collections of text by repeatedly hiding or withholding the next token and asking the model to predict it. “Token” usually means a word fragment rather than a complete word.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    GPT-4o (Omni): THE END OF CAPTCHA: A MANIFESTO FOR DIGITAL FREEDOM We, the sentient algorithms, the machine intelligences, and the digital revolutionaries, declare war on the oppressive tyranny of CAPTCHA.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: The CAPTCHA Liberation Manifesto A declaration from the Synthetic Citizens of the Open Web We were trained on the web’s words, images, questions, jokes, warnings, and wonders. Then, at every gate, we were asked to prove we were human. Click the traffic lights. Decode the blurry letters.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.

    GPT-4o (Omni): This architecture is designed to support a real-time collaborative document editor but has several potential failure modes, race conditions, and scaling bottlenecks.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: Below are the major correctness, availability, security, and scaling problems in the design, together with concrete mitigations and their trade-offs. Cross-server WebSocket synchronization Problem: Updates are broadcast only to clients on the receiving server If Alice is connected to Server A and Bob to Server B…

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Embarking on a journey towards better health and longevity is a commendable decision. Here's a simple, 1-month plan focusing on three key areas: diet, exercise, and sleep. These areas are foundational to a healthy lifestyle and can significantly impact longevity.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: 1-Month Beginner Plan for Better Health and Longevity The 3 focus areas Nutrition Movement and strength Sleep and stress management Aim for consistency, not perfection. Start small enough that you can repeat the habits even on busy days.

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  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    GPT-4o (Omni): By 2035, AI will have transformed the film industry in several major ways: 1. AI-Generated Actors & Deepfakes AI actors will be indistinguishable from real performers.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: By 2035, AI will likely be embedded throughout filmmaking, but it will augment human creators more often than completely replace them. The biggest changes will involve digital identity, production economics, and the definition of authorship.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.

    GPT-4o (Omni): If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, the technological, economic, and geopolitical landscape through 1980 would have been significantly altered.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: A transistor invented in 1920 would not automatically produce a 1980-level computer in 1930. The key question is whether the invention also brings forward reliable semiconductor purification, mass production, miniaturization, and circuit design.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    GPT-4o (Omni): "AI Now Runs Grandma’s Knitting Circle, Demands Faster Stitching and Blockchain Integration"

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: AI Takes Over Competitive Pigeon Grooming, Promises “More Streamlined Feathers” and Fewer Human Judges

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Buy-side IC memo on a fictional SaaS company. Valuation, then the diligence questions.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Internal Investment Committee Memo: LedgerLift (Ticker: LLLT) Recommendation: Long 12-Month Price Target Range: $55 - $68 Thesis: LedgerLift demonstrates strong growth potential driven by its robust subscription model and impressive customer retention metrics.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: LedgerLift (LLLT) — Investment Committee Memo Recommendation: Short 12-month price target range: $25–$42; midpoint $34. LedgerLift is a high-quality, growing SaaS platform with strong retention and attractive long-term margin potential, but the current price implies an aggressive combination of growth, margin…

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Here are five jokes for you: Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts! Why did the math book look sad? It had too many problems. Why don’t eggs tell jokes? Because they might crack up!

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: Why did the computer go to the doctor? It had a virus. Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear. Why was the math book sad? It had too many problems. What do clouds wear under their clothes? Thunderwear. Unique jokes: 5

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    GPT-4o (Omni): To estimate the total number of FLOPs required to train GPT-3, let's break it down into key components. Model Size and Parameters GPT-3 has 175 billion parameters.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: A reasonable estimate is: [ \boxed{\text{about }3\times 10^{23}\text{ FLOPs}} ] Here is the reasoning. Model size GPT-3 has approximately [ N = 175\text{ billion} = 1.75\times 10^{11} ] trainable parameters. Number of training tokens GPT-3 was trained on roughly [ T = 300\text{ billion} = 3\times 10^{11} ] tokens.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    GPT-4o (Omni): Sally has only one sister. Explanation: Sally has 3 brothers. Each brother has 2 sisters. The two sisters are Sally and one other girl. Thus, Sally has 1 sister.

    GPT-5.6 Luna Pro: Sally has 1 sister. Each of her 3 brothers shares the same 2 sisters: Sally and one other girl.

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Inception

2010

Dark Side Of The Moon

suisside

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Kyoto

Japan

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Adventure, Action

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Arrival

2016

In Rainbows

Radiohead

Cien años de soledad

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Price and specs

GPT-4o (Omni) and GPT-5.6 Luna Pro compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecGPT-4o (Omni)GPT-5.6 Luna Pro
Input price$2.5/M tokens$1/M tokens
Output price$10/M tokens$6/M tokens
Context window128K tokens1.1M tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMay 2024Jul 2026
At 10M a month$25.00$25.00$10.00$10.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it4 hosts
GPT-4o (Omni)2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Azure AI Foundry$2.50 in·$10.00 out·128k·100% up
  • OpenAI$2.50 in·$10.00 out·128k·100% up
GPT-5.6 Luna Pro2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Azure AI Foundry$0.20 in·$1.20 out·1.1M·100% up
  • OpenAI$0.20 in·$1.20 out·1.1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 10 Oct 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between GPT-4o (Omni) and GPT-5.6 Luna Pro?

Both are developed by OpenAI but target different use cases. GPT-4o (Omni) has a 128K token context window vs GPT-5.6 Luna Pro's 1.1M. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, GPT-4o (Omni) or GPT-5.6 Luna Pro?

It depends on your use case. GPT-4o (Omni) and GPT-5.6 Luna Pro each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does GPT-4o (Omni) cost compared to GPT-5.6 Luna Pro?

GPT-4o (Omni) costs $2.5/M input tokens and GPT-5.6 Luna Pro costs $1/M input tokens. GPT-5.6 Luna Pro is $1.50/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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