GPT-5.6 Luna Pro
by OpenAI · openai/gpt-5.6-luna-pro · #232 cheapest of 325 paid models
Prices updated Jul 22, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC · refreshed hourly
GPT-5.6 Luna Pro is the same underlying model as [GPT-5.6 Luna](https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-5.6-luna), served with `reasoning.mode` set to `pro` for higher-quality responses on complex tasks. Learn more in OpenAI's docs: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/reasoning#reasoning-mode
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Pricing
Input
$1.00
per 1M tokens
Output
$6.00
per 1M tokens
Blended (3:1)
$2.25
3 input : 1 output
Cache read
$0.10
per 1M cached tokens
Cache write
$1.25
per 1M tokens
Cache & batch economics
Effective prices for GPT-5.6 Luna Pro with prompt caching.
| Cache hit rate | Effective blended $/1M | Example request* | vs no cache |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $2.25 | $0.108 | — |
| 50% | $1.91 | $0.063 | −42% |
| 90% | $1.64 | $0.027 | −75% |
*Example: 100K sticky context + 2K new input + 1K output. Batch discount is an approximate 50% off list rates for this provider’s batch API. Confirm on the vendor’s pricing page.
What a request costs
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Cost / 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat message | 500 | 300 | $0.0023 | $2.30 |
| Document summary | 8,000 | 1,000 | $0.014 | $14.00 |
| Codebase question (RAG) | 30,000 | 2,000 | $0.042 | $42.00 |
| Long-context analysis | 150,000 | 5,000 | $0.18 | $180.00 |
Specs
Context window
1.05M
tokens
Max output
128K
tokens
Input modalities
file, image, text
Tokenizer
GPT