GPT-4o-mini vs GPT Luna Latest

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69#172

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40#256

Signal-by-Signal Comparison

Signal	GPT-4o-mini	Delta	GPT Luna Latest
Capabilities	67	-33	100
Benchmarks	76	+76	0
Pricing	99	0	100
Context window size	81	-14	96
Recency	0	-100	100
Output Capacity	67	-14	82
Overall Result	1 wins	of 6	5 wins

GPT Luna Latest wins 5 of 6 signals

Score History

Score History (32 data points)

GPT-4o-miniGPT Luna Latest

GPT-4o-mini

69.3

current score

Leader

GPT-4o-mini

right now

GPT Luna Latest

current score

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Interactive Price Comparison

Quick presets

Monthly API calls

100Kcalls/month

Avg. input tokens/call

1,000tokens (~1,333 chars)

Avg. output tokens/call

500tokens (~667 chars)

GPT-4o-mini

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Per request$0.000450

Daily$1.50

Monthly$45.00

Annual$540.00

GPT Luna Latest

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Best Value

Per request$0.000350

Daily$1.17

Monthly$35.00

Annual$420.00

GPT Luna Latest saves you $10.00/month

That's $120.00/year compared to GPT-4o-mini at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.

22% cheaper

Choose GPT Luna Latest for cost optimization

GPT-4o-mini pricing:

Input:$0.15/M tokens

Output:$0.60/M tokens

GPT Luna Latest pricing:

Input:$0.10/M tokens

Output:$0.50/M tokens

Winner

GPT-4o-mini

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Composite Score

GPT Luna Latest

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Composite Score

Signal-by-Signal Comparison

Metric	GPT-4o-mini	GPT Luna Latest	Winner
Overall Score	69	40	GPT-4o-mini
Rank	#172	#256	GPT-4o-mini
Quality Rank	#172	#256	GPT-4o-mini
Adoption Rank	#172	#256	GPT-4o-mini
Parameters	--	--	--
Context Window	128K	1050K	GPT Luna Latest
Pricing	$0.15/$0.60/M	$0.10/$0.50/M	--
Signal Scores
Capabilities	67	100	GPT Luna Latest
Benchmarks	76	--	GPT-4o-mini
Pricing	99	100	GPT Luna Latest
Context window size	81	96	GPT Luna Latest
Recency	0	100	GPT Luna Latest
Output Capacity	67	82	GPT Luna Latest

Benchmark Head-to-Head(11 benchmarks)

GPT-4o-mini: 0GPT Luna: 0

GPT-4o-mini

GPT Luna

Normalized 0-100%

MMLU

82%-

MMLU-Pro

63.1%-

GPQA Diamond

40.2%-

MATH-500

70.2%-

HumanEval

87.2%-

GSM8K

93.2%-

IFEval

80.4%-

BBH

80.4%-

ARC-Challenge

96.4%-

HellaSwag

93%-

Arena Elo

1222-

Benchmark Interpretation

Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.

GPT-4o-miniCompetitive

Scores 69/100 (rank #172), placing it in the top 41% of all 290 models tracked.

Raw Quality0/100

Cost Efficiency0/100

Speed0/100

GPT Luna LatestEntry Level

Scores 40/100 (rank #256), placing it in the top 12% of all 290 models tracked.

Raw Quality0/100

Cost Efficiency0/100

Speed0/100

GPT-4o-mini has a 29-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.

When to Use Each Model

Choose GPT-4o-mini when you need:

Budget-friendly applications with moderate quality requirements

Choose GPT Luna Latest when you need:

Processing long documents or large codebases (1050K token context)
Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving

Cost-Performance Analysis

GPT-4o-miniBest Value

Input cost$0.15/M tokens

Output cost$0.60/M tokens

Cost per quality point$0.011

Est. monthly (1M tokens/day)$11.25

GPT Luna Latest

Input cost$0.10/M tokens

Output cost$0.50/M tokens

Cost per quality point$0.015

Est. monthly (1M tokens/day)$9.00

GPT-4o-mini offers 20% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $9.00/month with GPT Luna Latest vs $11.25/month with GPT-4o-mini - a $2.25 monthly difference.

Latency & Speed

GPT-4o-miniFaster

Speed score0/100

GPT Luna Latest

Speed score0/100

Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.

When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.

Example Use Cases

Code generation & review

Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring

GPT-4o-mini

Customer support chatbot

Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. GPT Luna Latest also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support

GPT-4o-mini

Long document analysis

Larger context window (1050K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass

GPT Luna Latest

Batch data extraction

Lower output pricing ($0.50/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily

GPT Luna Latest

Creative writing & content

Higher overall composite score (69/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content

GPT-4o-mini

Image understanding & OCR

Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly

GPT-4o-mini

Which Should You Choose?

Our recommendation:

GPT-4o-mini

GPT-4o-mini clearly outperforms GPT Luna Latest with a significant 29.299999999999997-point lead. For most general use cases, GPT-4o-mini is the stronger choice. However, GPT Luna Latest may still excel in niche scenarios.

By Use Case

Best for Quality

GPT-4o-mini

Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent

Best for Cost

GPT Luna Latest

20% lower pricing; better value at scale

Best for Reliability

GPT-4o-mini

Higher uptime and faster response speeds

Best for Prototyping

GPT-4o-mini

Stronger community support and better developer experience

Best for Production

GPT-4o-mini

Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale

GPT-4o-mini

Recommended

by OpenAI

Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale