VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is GPT-5.6 Luna state of the art?
No.Best current rank is #17 in Vision.
As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Luna from OpenAI. Best current rank is #17 in Vision. Ranked #17 in Vision.
General LLMNot SOTA · #53#53 · 0dGeneral LLM · paretoNot SOTA · #66#66 · 0dReasoningNot SOTA · #56#56 · 0dReasoning · paretoNot SOTA · #70#70 · 0dMathNot SOTA · #30#30 · 0dScienceNot SOTA · #27#27 · 0dCodingNot SOTA · #18#18 · 0dCoding · paretoNot SOTA · #18#18 · 0dCoding › AgenticNot SOTA · #18#18 · 0dCoding › Agentic · paretoNot SOTA · #18#18 · 0d
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Ranked #53 in General LLM.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) gpt-5.6-luna-xhigh · xhigh | 1452.4484307670396 1448.1–1456.8 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) gpt-5.6-luna-xhigh · xhigh | 1474.1999496587368 1469.1–1479.3 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) gpt-5.6-luna-xhigh · xhigh | 1477.1791864525594 1463.5–1490.8 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| GPQA Diamond gpt-5.6-luna_max · max | 0.9160353535353535 0.9–0.9 | 2026-07-09 | INDEP. | snap_fee7890b5dd0 |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 GPT-5.6 Luna max · max | 17.27 14.4–20.1 | 2026-10-06 | INDEP. | snap_13678220dcf7 |
| LMArena WebDev gpt-5.6-luna-xhigh (codex-harness) · xhigh | 1518.9543489524208 1512.5–1525.4 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_6949d6fb2488 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) gpt-5.6-luna-xhigh · xhigh | 1451.4962775477532 1445.7–1457.3 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| GDP.pdf gpt-5.6-luna_medium · medium | 0.227 | 2026-07-09 | INDEP. | snap_fee7890b5dd0 |
| LMArena Text factuality gpt-5.6-luna-xhigh · xhigh | 1460.6147929204312 1457.2–1464.0 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_f051faf18005 |
| ARC-AGI gpt-5.6-luna_max · max | 0.88 | 2026-07-09 | INDEP. | snap_fee7890b5dd0 |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
No closed or open crown interval includes this model.
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | Not SOTA · #53 | Ranked #53 in General LLM. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #56 | Ranked #56 in Reasoning. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #30 | Ranked #30 in Math. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #27 | Last listed at #27 in Science on 2026-07-09. That board does not award a crown. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #18 | Ranked #18 in Coding. |
| Coding › Agentic | Not SOTA · #18 | Ranked #18 in Coding › Agentic. |
| Coding › Web dev | Not SOTA · #41 | Ranked #41 in Coding › Web dev. |
| Long context | Not SOTA · #63 | Ranked #63 in Long context. |