GPT-5.6 Luna vs GPT-Image-2.5 Flare

GPT-5.6 Luna (OpenAI) versus GPT-Image-2.5 Flare (OpenAI): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the SoleAPI default channel price. Input costs 0.46 Credits / M for GPT-5.6 Luna and 5 Credits / M for GPT-Image-2.5 Flare, so GPT-5.6 Luna is 91% cheaper.

GPT-5.6 Lunagpt-5.6-luna
OpenAI
Input (prompt)
0.46Credits / M
≈ $0.0694
Output (completion)
2.76Credits / M
≈ $0.416
1.05M context · 128K output65% off
GPT-5.6 Luna details
GPT-Image-2.5 Flaregpt-image-2.5-flare
OpenAI
Input (prompt)
5Credits / M
≈ $0.754
Output (completion)
—Credits / M
— context · — output85% off
GPT-Image-2.5 Flare details
Lower input price
GPT-5.6 Luna
91% cheaper
More exclusive capabilities
GPT-5.6 Luna
Function Calling, Reasoning, Response Schema

Specs side by side

Item
GPT-5.6 Lunagpt-5.6-luna
GPT-Image-2.5 Flaregpt-image-2.5-flare
Input (prompt) · Credits / M0.46≈ $0.06945≈ $0.754
Output (completion) · Credits / M2.76≈ $0.416—
Cache read · Credits / M0.0461.25
Context window1.05M—
Max output128K—
7-day uptime——
Latest probe latency——
Measured throughput—29.9 t/s
ProtocolsAnthropic Messages / OpenAI Responses—
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)10.12≈ $1.53—

Prices are the SoleAPI default channel price in Credits (1 Credit = ¥1); green marks the better side. Uptime and latency come from SoleAPI probes; a dash means the model is not probed yet.

Capabilities

CapabilityGPT-5.6 LunaGPT-Image-2.5 Flare
Vision
Prompt Caching
Function Calling
Reasoning
Response Schema
Streaming
Web Search
Audio
Video
File Input
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.6 Luna or GPT-Image-2.5 Flare?

At the SoleAPI default channel price, GPT-5.6 Luna input costs 0.46 Credits / M and GPT-Image-2.5 Flare input costs 5 Credits / M, so GPT-5.6 Luna is 91% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Can I switch between GPT-5.6 Luna and GPT-Image-2.5 Flare at any time?

Yes. SoleAPI calls every model with the same API key; switching is just changing the model field in the request, and billing is split per model in one console.

How do the capabilities of GPT-5.6 Luna and GPT-Image-2.5 Flare differ?

Only GPT-5.6 Luna: Function Calling, Reasoning, Response Schema, Streaming, Web Search. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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