Particle AI: Particle-1 vs OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna Pro (batch)
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-11-02.
| Particle AI: Particle-1 | OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna Pro (batch) | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | particle-ai | openai |
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Input Price | $0.05/M | $0.05/M |
| Output Price | $0.50/M | $0.25/M |
| Context Window | 1,048,576 | 1,050,000 |
| Max Output | 131,072 | 128,000 |
| Tool Calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | - | - |
The verdict
For a sample job of 1 million input tokens and 250,000 output tokens, GPT-6 Luna Pro (batch) costs $0.11 and Particle-1 costs $0.17, so GPT-6 Luna Pro (batch) is about 1.6 times cheaper for the same work.
Both take in a similar amount of text: 1,048,576 and 1,050,000 tokens, about 1,573 and 1,575 pages.
Across the 5 tasks where they differ, GPT-6 Luna Pro (batch) on 5 (SQL Generation, CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup, Bulk Data Labeling and others).
Particle-1 was released in October 2026 and GPT-6 Luna Pro (batch) in September 2026.
Pick GPT-6 Luna Pro (batch) if you need lower cost or the stronger all-round task scores.
Costs use current list prices per million tokens; page counts assume about 0.75 words per token and 500 words per page.
Who wins by task?
| Task | Particle AI: Particle-1 | OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna Pro (batch) |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Generation | 133 | 134 |
| CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup | 133 | 134 |
| Bulk Data Labeling | 129 | 129 |
| Long-Document Summarization | 137 | 138 |
| Blog Post Writing | 121 | 122 |
Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →