Model comparison
GPT-5.6 Luna vs Claude Opus 4.7
Compare GPT-5.6 Luna vs Claude Opus 4.7 API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
GPT-5.6 Luna
openai · gpt-5.6-luna
- Input
- $1
- Output
- $6
- Context
- 1.1M
Claude Opus 4.7
anthropic · claude-opus-4-7
- Input
- $5
- Output
- $25
- Context
- 1M
Quick take
GPT-5.6 Luna has the lower input price at $1 per 1M input tokens. GPT-5.6 Luna is cheaper for the example blended workload below. GPT-5.6 Luna has the larger context window at 1.1M tokens.
Choose GPT-5.6 Luna if...
- GPT-5.6 Luna is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
- GPT-5.6 Luna is safer for long documents, repository analysis, and RAG prompts because it has the larger context window.
Choose Claude Opus 4.7 if...
- Claude Opus 4.7 is a reasonable pick when its provider, latency, or integration path fits your stack better.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | GPT-5.6 Luna | Claude Opus 4.7 | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $2.20 | $10.00 | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| 10M input + 2M output | $22.00 | $100.00 | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| 100M input + 20M output | $220.00 | $1,000.00 | GPT-5.6 Luna |
Context, output, and capability fit
GPT-5.6 Luna provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- GPT-5.6 Luna max output
- 128K
- Claude Opus 4.7 max output
- 128K
- GPT-5.6 Luna features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
- Claude Opus 4.7 features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
Risk notes for GPT-5.6 Luna
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Risk notes for Claude Opus 4.7
- High output price: cap max tokens for verbose generation workloads.
Routing tags
frontierbudgetfastreasoningcodingagentslong-contextmultimodalcache-friendlyragpremium