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gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21 vs GPT 5.6 Luna

Compare gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21 from Google and GPT 5.6 Luna from OpenAI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

Googlegemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21OpenAIGPT 5.6 Luna
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gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21
Google · text, image, audio, video → text

The latest version, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking mode, is an experimental model designed to generate the "thought process" that the model goes through during its responses. Therefore, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking mode has stronger reasoning capabilities in its responses compared to the base Gemini 2.0 Flash model.

Input$0.076 /M
Output$0.304 /M
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GPT 5.6 Luna
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT-5.6 Luna is designed for cost-sensitive, high-volume workloads. It roughly corresponds to the nano model tier used in earlier GPT-5 families.

Input$1 /M
Output$6 /M
Cache read$0.1 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21
GPT 5.6 Luna
Input /M
$0.076
$1
Output /M
$0.304
$6
Cache read /M
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$0.1
Context length
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1,050,000
Max output
0
128,000
Time to First Token
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2.2 s
Throughput
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88.4 tok/s
Modalities
textimageaudiovideo
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkinglong context
toolsthinkingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · responses
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21
$9.12 /mo
GPT 5.6 Luna
$150 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21, GPT 5.6 Luna?

gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21: $0.304/M output tokens; GPT 5.6 Luna: $6/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21 accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking and long context; GPT 5.6 Luna accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, thinking and structured outputs.

Can I call gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21 and GPT 5.6 Luna with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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