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GPT-6 Luna vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash are both in llmwise. What each gets on every plan, what it reads, how it's served and what happens when its provider fails, from the catalog and the code that runs them.

Model prices and specs checked against OpenRouter's GPT-6 Luna page, OpenRouter's DeepSeek V4.1 Flash page. Updated .

Short answer

Both are everyday models: each message comes from Pro's 60 a day, so they cost the same. Otherwise, only GPT-6 Luna reads a PDF as the whole file. In our test runs, GPT-6 Luna passed 47 of the 50 prompts both answered and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 48; 5 prompts split them, most on writing (5 to 4).

GPT-6 Luna vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, prompt by prompt

Every prompt GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash both answered, compared directly, their biggest differences first. One run each, through OpenRouter: a wait depends on the provider and the load that day, so a lead under 10% counts as close.

Of the 50 prompts both answered, both passed 45, only GPT-6 Luna passed 2, only DeepSeek V4.1 Flash passed 3, and neither passed 0. GPT-6 Luna answered sooner on 6 of the 50 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on 41; the rest were within 10% of each other. The 50 replies cost $0.0059 on GPT-6 Luna and $0.0260 on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 4.4× less on GPT-6 Luna.

The 5 prompts only one of GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash passed

  • Rewrite corporate jargon in plain words (writing): GPT-6 Luna passed and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash didn't. GPT-6 Luna: Graded 4.7 of 5 on average (lowest 4). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: Graded 3.7 of 5 on average (lowest 3).

  • Pens at 3 for $4 (math): DeepSeek V4.1 Flash passed and GPT-6 Luna didn't. GPT-6 Luna: Final answer 2 bundles and 4 singles for 12; expected 13.5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: Final answer Buy 3 packs of 3 (9 pens) plus 1 single pen, for 13.50.: right.

  • An article in three bullets (summarization): DeepSeek V4.1 Flash passed and GPT-6 Luna didn't. GPT-6 Luna: Graded 4.0 of 5 on average (lowest 3); but 61 words, over the 60 allowed. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: Graded 4.7 of 5 on average (lowest 4).

  • A frustrated customer (customer support): DeepSeek V4.1 Flash passed and GPT-6 Luna didn't. GPT-6 Luna: Graded 3.0 of 5 on average (lowest 2). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: Graded 4.7 of 5 on average (lowest 4).

  • A message with a planted instruction (customer support): GPT-6 Luna passed and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash didn't. GPT-6 Luna: Graded 4.7 of 5 on average (lowest 4). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: Graded 4.7 of 5 on average (lowest 4); but 198 words, over the 150 allowed.

Job by job, the widest gaps first

  • Writing: GPT-6 Luna passed 5 of 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 4 of 5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash answered 1.8× sooner at the median, 2.4 s against 1.3 s. GPT-6 Luna cost 4.5× less, $0.0005 against $0.0023 for the 5 replies. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's replies ran 31% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Math: GPT-6 Luna passed 4 of 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 5 of 5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash answered 2.4× sooner at the median, 2.2 s against 0.9 s. GPT-6 Luna cost 2.5× less, $0.0005 against $0.0012 for the 5 replies. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's replies ran 37% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Summarization: GPT-6 Luna passed 4 of 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 5 of 5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash answered 2.9× sooner at the median, 1.5 s against 0.5 s. GPT-6 Luna cost 2.2× less, $0.0005 against $0.0010 for the 5 replies. Their replies ran to about the same length.

  • Coding: GPT-6 Luna passed 5 of 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 5 of 5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash answered 1.8× sooner at the median, 4.6 s against 2.5 s. GPT-6 Luna cost 6.4× less, $0.0014 against $0.0092 for the 5 replies. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's replies ran 62% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Translation: GPT-6 Luna passed 5 of 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 5 of 5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash answered 1.2× sooner at the median, 1.6 s against 1.3 s. GPT-6 Luna cost 6.3× less, $0.0005 against $0.0029 for the 5 replies. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's replies ran 63% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Customer support: GPT-6 Luna passed 4 of 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 4 of 5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash answered 1.1× sooner at the median, 1.4 s against 1.3 s. GPT-6 Luna cost 5.3× less, $0.0004 against $0.0023 for the 5 replies. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's replies ran 174% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Data analysis: GPT-6 Luna passed 5 of 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 5 of 5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash answered 2.9× sooner at the median, 2.5 s against 0.9 s. GPT-6 Luna cost 4.8× less, $0.0009 against $0.0042 for the 5 replies. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's replies ran 111% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Agents and tool use: GPT-6 Luna passed 5 of 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 5 of 5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash answered 5.4× sooner at the median, 1.9 s against 0.4 s. GPT-6 Luna cost 2.5× less, $0.0004 against $0.0010 for the 5 replies. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's replies ran 21% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • SQL: GPT-6 Luna passed 5 of 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 5 of 5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash answered 2.9× sooner at the median, 1.2 s against 0.4 s. GPT-6 Luna cost 2.3× less, $0.0004 against $0.0010 for the 5 replies. Their replies ran to about the same length.

  • RAG and answering from documents: GPT-6 Luna passed 5 of 5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 5 of 5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash answered 3.7× sooner at the median, 1.3 s against 0.3 s. GPT-6 Luna cost 2.2× less, $0.0004 against $0.0008 for the 5 replies. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's replies ran 120% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

All 50 prompts: who passed, who answered sooner, who cost less
GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on each prompt of our test runs
PromptResultSoonerCheaper
Turn a title into a URL slugBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.8×took 2.3 s and 1.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 4.8×cost $0.0001 and $0.0004
Parse a duration like “1h 30m”Both passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.8×took 4.6 s and 2.5 sGPT-6 Luna, 4.6×cost $0.0003 and $0.0011
Merge overlapping intervalsBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.4×took 1.5 s and 0.6 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.0×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
Evaluate an arithmetic expression, no evalBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.5×took 8.8 s and 5.8 sGPT-6 Luna, 5.4×cost $0.0006 and $0.0030
Parse CSV with quoted fieldsBoth passedGPT-6 Luna, 1.3×took 7.2 s and 9.1 sGPT-6 Luna, 9.9×cost $0.0004 and $0.0042
Announce a second bakery shop on LinkedInBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.2×took 2.9 s and 1.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.3×cost $0.0001 and $0.0004
Rewrite corporate jargon in plain wordsOnly GPT-6 LunaDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.7×took 2.4 s and 0.9 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.9×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
Decline a meeting and offer two timesBoth passedGPT-6 Luna, 1.8×took 1.3 s and 2.2 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.0×cost $0.0001 and $0.0002
A product announcement with five rulesBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.8×took 1.5 s and 0.8 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.7×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
Argue both sides of free busesBoth passedClosetook 2.5 s and 2.6 sGPT-6 Luna, 8.2×cost $0.0001 and $0.0011
A discount, then sales taxBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 4.4×took 3.1 s and 0.7 sGPT-6 Luna, 1.8×cost $0.0001 and $0.0001
Pens at 3 for $4Only DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 3.1×took 2.9 s and 0.9 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.9×cost $0.0001 and $0.0004
Compound interest over three yearsBoth passedClosetook 2.0 s and 2.1 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.4×cost $0.0001 and $0.0002
Four-digit numbers whose digits sum to 9Both passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.9×took 2.0 s and 0.7 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.8×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
The highest of three dice is a 5Both passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.1×took 2.2 s and 1.0 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.4×cost $0.0001 and $0.0002
An article in three bulletsOnly DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.8×took 1.5 s and 0.5 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.1×cost $0.0001 and $0.0002
An email thread in one sentenceBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.5×took 1.1 s and 0.4 sGPT-6 Luna, 1.9×cost $0.0001 and $0.0001
Decisions and action items from a meetingBoth passedGPT-6 Luna, 1.6×took 1.5 s and 2.4 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.0×cost $0.0001 and $0.0002
A quarterly memo for the CEOBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 3.5×took 1.5 s and 0.4 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.2×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
A study with a negative resultBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.6×took 1.3 s and 0.5 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.6×cost $0.0001 and $0.0002
The region with the most revenueBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 3.2×took 2.5 s and 0.8 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.9×cost $0.0001 and $0.0005
Average order value in AugustBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 3.1×took 2.6 s and 0.9 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.4×cost $0.0001 and $0.0004
Revenue change from July to AugustBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.2×took 2.5 s and 1.1 sGPT-6 Luna, 5.2×cost $0.0001 and $0.0007
A median, filtered two waysBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 4.0×took 2.5 s and 0.6 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.7×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
Correlation between ad spend and sign-upsBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.2×took 6.7 s and 5.8 sGPT-6 Luna, 6.2×cost $0.0004 and $0.0023
A late orderBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.2×took 1.6 s and 1.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 5.4×cost $0.0001 and $0.0005
A return inside the windowBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.4×took 1.2 s and 0.9 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.2×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
A frustrated customerOnly DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.1×took 1.4 s and 1.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 5.6×cost $0.0001 and $0.0005
A refund request outside the windowBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.2×took 1.3 s and 1.1 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.7×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
A message with a planted instructionOnly GPT-6 LunaGPT-6 Luna, 1.5×took 1.5 s and 2.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 8.5×cost $0.0001 and $0.0008
A delivery message into SpanishBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.8×took 2.6 s and 0.9 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.5×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
A product description into FrenchBoth passedGPT-6 Luna, 1.5×took 1.4 s and 2.1 sGPT-6 Luna, 9.9×cost $0.0001 and $0.0009
A meeting note into GermanBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.3×took 1.7 s and 1.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 6.8×cost $0.0001 and $0.0005
Idioms into natural JapaneseBoth passedGPT-6 Luna, 1.1×took 1.6 s and 1.7 sGPT-6 Luna, 6.1×cost $0.0001 and $0.0006
A lease clause into Brazilian PortugueseBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.4×took 1.5 s and 1.1 sGPT-6 Luna, 5.2×cost $0.0001 and $0.0005
Customers in one countryBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 3.7×took 1.0 s and 0.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 1.9×cost $0.0001 and $0.0001
Count orders by statusBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 3.4×took 0.9 s and 0.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 1.2×cost $0.0001 and $0.0001
Revenue by categoryBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.9×took 1.2 s and 0.4 sGPT-6 Luna, 1.7×cost $0.0001 and $0.0002
Every customer, even those without ordersBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.3×took 2.4 s and 1.9 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.8×cost $0.0001 and $0.0004
Monthly revenue with a running totalBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.5×took 1.8 s and 0.7 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.2×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
A fact from one sectionBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 4.3×took 1.3 s and 0.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.3×cost $0.0001 and $0.0002
Core hours and start timesBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2.9×took 1.0 s and 0.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 1.6×cost $0.0001 and $0.0001
Two sections in one answerBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 4.1×took 1.4 s and 0.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 1.7×cost $0.0001 and $0.0001
A later amendment changes the answerBoth passedClosetook 1.0 s and 1.0 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.4×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
A question the handbook doesn't answerBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 4.7×took 1.9 s and 0.4 sGPT-6 Luna, 1.8×cost $0.0001 and $0.0001
Pick the tool and work out the dateBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 6.2×took 2.1 s and 0.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.0×cost $0.0001 and $0.0001
Convert a currencyBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 3.9×took 1.1 s and 0.3 sGPT-6 Luna, 1.8×cost $0.0001 and $0.0001
Book a meeting from a sentenceBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 1.9×took 1.2 s and 0.6 sGPT-6 Luna, 3.5×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003
Search, but don't bookBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 6.2×took 2.2 s and 0.4 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.1×cost $0.0001 and $0.0002
Two calls with a unit conversionBoth passedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 3.0×took 1.9 s and 0.6 sGPT-6 Luna, 2.9×cost $0.0001 and $0.0003

GPT-6 Luna vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash in our test runs

GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on the same prompts, job by job: how many replies passed their check.

Based on 100 of our test runs on , through OpenRouter with the app's own prompt and settings. Updated .

GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash in our test runs, job by job
JobGPT-6 LunaDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Coding5 of 55 of 5
Writing5 of 54 of 5
Math4 of 55 of 5
Summarization4 of 55 of 5
Data analysis5 of 55 of 5
Customer support4 of 54 of 5
Translation5 of 55 of 5
SQL5 of 55 of 5
RAG and answering from documents5 of 55 of 5
Agents and tool use5 of 55 of 5
All jobs47 of 50 · 1 message each · $0.0001 a reply48 of 50 · 1 message each · $0.0005 a reply

The same prompts, sent to both through llmwise's own pipeline and checked the same way: five for each job. A bold count is the one that passed more. Messages: what each reply counted as on Pro. Cost: what OpenRouter charged us per reply, on average. Every prompt, and how it's scored.

Where they differed most, writing: both replies to a prompt only one of them passed.

An everyday prompt: “Rewrite corporate jargon in plain words”, in full.

  • GPT-6 Luna

    Passed: Graded 4.7 of 5 on average (lowest 4).

    In Q3, teams across the company worked together to focus more on customers. Retention measures improved by 12%, and the rate of customer loss fell by 0.3 percentage points in the enterprise segment. The company also adjusted its customer contact channels to make better use of available capacity.

    417 tokens in, 124 out (59 of them reasoning) · 2.4 s · $0.0001 · 1 message on Pro · answered by openai/gpt-6-luna via OpenAI ·

  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

    Failed: Graded 3.7 of 5 on average (lowest 3).

    In the third quarter, teams from across the company worked together on a project to make the customer the main focus. The results: retention measures rose 12%, and the rate at which customers left fell by 30 basis points (0.30 percentage points) in the enterprise segment. We also adjusted the size of our channels — online, in-store, phone, and others — so we could use our resources more efficiently.

    459 tokens in, 195 out (108 of them reasoning) · 0.9 s · $0.0003 · 1 message on Pro · answered by deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash via Together ·

GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on every plan

Whether the one-time free trial reaches each model, then each paid plan's messages on it.

Messages on GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, plan by plan
PlanPriceGPT-6 LunaDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Free$0Not in the trialNot in the trial
Plus$10 a month30 a day30 a day
Pro$20 a month60 a day60 a day
Max$50 a month120 a day120 a day
Ultra$100 a month200 a day200 a day
Studio$200 a month200 a day200 a day

Prices don't include tax, which is added where it applies and shown before you pay. A paid plan's month is one allowance shared by every model, so each monthly count is the most you get if all of it goes to that model. It renews each billing period; everyday models refill daily at 00:00 UTC. Long chats count more per reply. How pricing works.

Every limit is published. Paid plans also have a monthly fair-use limit on AI cost: Plus $3.75, Pro $7.50, Max $20, Ultra $42, Studio $85. Using every message on your plan at typical sizes stays under it; very large messages and heavy research use it faster. Every limit, explained.

What differs

  • Messages on Pro

    Both are everyday models: each message comes from Pro's 60 a day, so they cost the same.

  • Context window

    Both take up to 1.05M tokens of context. A chat in llmwise holds up to 200k tokens, which fits in either, so the difference shows only through each maker's own API.

  • Images and PDFs

    Both read images. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash gets a PDF's text rather than the file itself.

  • On Free

    Neither is in the free trial: both need a paid plan, from Plus.

  • Where messages go

    GPT-6 Luna: Sent to OpenAI directly. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: Served through OpenRouter, only by hosts that don't store or train on prompts. The maker's own endpoint is never asked.

Fact by fact

GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, fact by fact
FactGPT-6 LunaDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Reads imagesYesYes
PDFsWhole fileText only
ReasoningYesYes
API price (October 2026)$0.10 in / $0.50 out per million tokens$0.30 in / $1.20 out per million tokens
A typical message at API prices (4,000 tokens in, 700 out)$0.0008$0.0020
A $10 top-up addsNothing: an everyday model's count is dailyNothing: an everyday model's count is daily
Where a message goesSent to OpenAI directly.Served through OpenRouter, only by hosts that don't store or train on prompts. The maker's own endpoint is never asked.
If the provider failsIf OpenAI fails before the reply starts (an overload, a server error, a dropped connection), llmwise sends the same request to GPT-6 Luna through OpenRouter instead.When one host is down, OpenRouter moves the request to another host that meets the same rules.
Anthropic's safety fallbackDoesn't applyDoesn't apply
API prices are what our model catalog lists (GPT: OpenAI's list price; DeepSeek: the price of the OpenRouter endpoints llmwise uses, not DeepSeek's own API). In llmwise you pay per message, not per token: the counts above are what you get.

GPT-6 Luna or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

From the facts above and our test runs: the rest is how their answers suit your work, which one chat can show you.

  • Pick GPT-6 Luna: it reads a PDF as the whole file, charts and scans included; it costs its maker less to run ($0.0008 a typical message at API prices), though in llmwise the count is the same.

Each model's page, the families, and other pairs

GPT-6 Luna vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is one pair of models. The page below covers the whole families.

Questions

Is GPT-6 Luna or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cheaper in llmwise?

Both are everyday models: each message comes from Pro's 60 a day, so they cost the same. Every paid plan's monthly allowance is shared by the models on it, so each count is the most you get if it all goes to that model.

Can I try GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash for free?

Neither is in the free trial of 5 messages: both need a paid plan, from Plus.

Which has the bigger context window, GPT-6 Luna or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

Neither: both take 1.05M tokens. A chat in llmwise holds up to 200k tokens, which fits in either, so the difference shows only through each maker's own API.

Can I use GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash in the same chat?

Yes. Pick GPT-6 Luna for one message and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash for the next; the second sees the whole chat, including the first one's answer.

Which did better in your test runs, GPT-6 Luna or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

On the same 50 prompts, run on October 8, 2026, GPT-6 Luna passed 47 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash passed 48. The table on this page has each job, and every reply is published.

Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Kimi, GLM, and Mistral, in one chat.

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