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GPT-5.6 Luna

The fast, low-cost tier of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 family (GA July 2026). Luna is built for high-throughput workloads at $1/$6 per million tokens, with a 1M token context window, 128K max output tokens, and cached inputs at a 90% discount.

1,858/11,148credits

input / output · per 1M tokens

Fast, low-cost tier of the GPT-5.6 family

1M token context window

128K max output tokens

Knowledge cutoff: February 2026

Cached input pricing (90% discount)

Adjustable reasoning effort

Function calling and native vision support

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Model Specifications

Context Window

tokens

Max Output

128K

tokens

Training Cutoff

2026-02

Compatible SDK

OpenAI

Capabilities

Vision

Function Calling

Streaming

JSON Mode

System Prompt

Token Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Token Type	Credits	USD Equivalent
Input Tokens	1,858	$1.24
Output Tokens	11,148	$7.43
Cached Tokens	186	$0.12

* 1,500 credits ≈ $1 (actual charges may vary based on usage)

Quick Start

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/llm/openai/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "gpt-5.6-luna",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "system",
      "content": "Classify the ticket as: billing, bug, feature_request. Respond with only the label."
    },
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "I was charged twice for my subscription this month."
    }
  ],
  "max_completion_tokens": 20,
  "temperature": 0
}'

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`messages`	array	Yes	-	Array of message objects with role and content
`model`	string	Yes	gpt-5.6-luna	Model identifier
`max_completion_tokens`	integer	No	4096	Maximum tokens in response (up to 128000). Note: use max_completion_tokens, not max_tokens
`reasoning_effort`	string	No	medium	Reasoning effort level: none, low, medium, high, or xhigh nonelowmediumhighxhigh
`temperature`	float	No	1.0	Sampling temperature (0-2)
`stream`	boolean	No	false	Enable Server-Sent Events streaming

Examples

Bulk Classification

High-throughput labeling at the lowest GPT-5.6 price point

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/llm/openai/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "gpt-5.6-luna",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "system",
      "content": "Classify the ticket as: billing, bug, feature_request. Respond with only the label."
    },
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "I was charged twice for my subscription this month."
    }
  ],
  "max_completion_tokens": 20,
  "temperature": 0
}'

Real-time Chat

Low-latency streaming responses for interactive UIs

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/llm/openai/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "gpt-5.6-luna",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Give me three taglines for a coffee subscription."
    }
  ],
  "stream": true,
  "max_completion_tokens": 500
}'