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Updated Aug 2026

GPT-5.6 LunavsHy4 Preview

Hy4 Preview is cheaper than GPT-5.6 Luna at $0.834/M vs $1/M input tokens.

GPT-5.6 Luna and Hy4 Preview compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecGPT-5.6 LunaHy4 Preview
Input price$1/M tokens$0.834/M tokens
Output price$6/M tokens$2.501/M tokens
Context window1.1M tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedJul 2026Aug 2026
Our Verdict
Hy4 Preview
Hy4 Preview
GPT-5.6 Luna
GPT-5.6 LunaRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Hy4 Preview has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-5.6 Luna
Input
$1.00
Output
$6.00
Hy4 Preview
Input
$0.83
1.2× cheaper
Output
$2.50
2.4× cheaper

Hy4 Preview is cheaper on both: 1.2× input, 2.4× output.

Where to run it

4 hosts, cheapest first

GPT-5.6 Luna3 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$0.20 in·$1.20 out·1.1M·99.8% upAmazon Bedrock$0.22 in·$1.32 out·1.1M·100% upAzure AI Foundrydegraded$0.20 in·$1.20 out·1.1M·93.2% up
Hy4 Preview1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Tencentfp8$0.83 in·$2.50 out·1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
27%

Hy4 Preview uses 40.1x more emoji

GPT-5.6 Luna
Hy4 Preview
59%Vocabulary53%
19wSentence Length16w
0.84Hedging0.43
2.7Bold5.9
4.5Lists3.8
0.00Emoji0.40
1.20Headings0.67
0.10Transitions0.13
Based on 27 + 27 text responses
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