GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.6 Luna, side by side
GPT-5.5 (OpenAI) and GPT-5.6 Luna (OpenAI) answered the same 58 questions.
- Xbox controllerGPT-5.5: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.6 Luna: A drawing (SVG)
- Pelican on a bicycleGPT-5.5: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.6 Luna: A drawing (SVG)
- Surprise animalGPT-5.5: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.6 Luna: A drawing (SVG)
- World mapGPT-5.5: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.6 Luna: A drawing (SVG)
- Tricky tic-tac-toeGPT-5.5: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.6 Luna: A drawing (SVG)
- Coffee logoGPT-5.5: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.6 Luna: A drawing (SVG)
- Framer-style landing pageGPT-5.5: A web page:
Nova — Framer-like Landing Page
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Flux — Move with intention
- Catan boardGPT-5.5: A web page:
Interactive Catan-Style Hex Grid
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Hexhaven Board
- Dark dashboardGPT-5.5: A web page:
AI Admin Dashboard
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Nova Analytics Dashboard
- Face-scan startup pageGPT-5.5: A web page:
TimelineFace AI — Discover Your Alternate Career
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Elsewhen — Meet Your Other Career
- A web app of its choosingGPT-5.5: A web page:
SproutOps — Microgreen Farm Planner
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Culture — Fermentation Studio
- Linear cloneGPT-5.5: A web page:
Linear-style UI Recreation
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Linear — Issue Tracker
- Wavefront music pageGPT-5.5: A web page:
Wavefront — Indie Music Streaming
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Wavefront — Independent music, beautifully found
- Pokémon battleGPT-5.5: A web page:
Classic Monster Battle UI
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Pixel Monster Battle
- Rhythm gameGPT-5.5: A web page:
Moonfish Metro — Rhythm Game
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Pulse Dive
- Business cardGPT-5.5: A web page:
Animated Digital Business Card
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Alex Rivers — Digital Nomad
- Virtual petGPT-5.5: A web page:
Lumo — Virtual Pet
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Moss — Virtual Pet
- Catch the falling objectGPT-5.5: A web page:
Catch the Falling Object
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Catch the Falling Objects
- Voxel pagodaGPT-5.5: A web page:
Voxel Pagoda Garden
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Voxel Moon Garden Pagoda
- Drone simulatorGPT-5.5: A web page:
Autonomous Isometric Drone Simulator
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Autonomous Drone Simulator
- Gravitational wavesGPT-5.5: A web page:
Soft Grid Gravitational-Wave Binary Black-Hole Merger
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Binary Black Hole — Gravitational-Wave Ringdown
- Retro desktopGPT-5.5: A web page:
Retro Macintosh Desktop
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Classic Mac Desktop
- Mario levelGPT-5.5: A web page:
8-Bit Plumber Platformer — Single File
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Plumber Quest — Tiny Kingdom
- Kandinsky MinecraftGPT-5.5: A web page:
Self-contained 3D Kandinsky Minecraft
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Kandinsky Craft
- Town you can driveGPT-5.5: A web page:
Build & Drive Town - Three.js
GPT-5.6 Luna: A web page:Town Builder 3D
- SQL queryGPT-5.5:
This returns all users who signed up in the last 30 days and have at least one matching purchase record.
GPT-5.6 Luna:This assumes: - users.id identifies each user - users.signupdate stores signup timestamps - purchases.userid links purchases to users If only complete…
- Five jokesGPT-5.5:
1. Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts. 2. I told my computer I needed a break, and it said, “No problem—I’ll go to sleep.”…
GPT-5.6 Luna:1. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. 2. I told my computer I needed a break, and now it won’t stop sending …
- Longevity planGPT-5.5:
Here’s a simple 1-month beginner-friendly plan focused on three high-impact areas for better health and longevity: nutrition, movement, and sleep/reco…
GPT-5.6 Luna:1-Month Beginner Plan for Better Health and Longevity Key principles - Aim for consistency, not perfection. - Start small enough that you can repeat i…
- Seven-ingredient recipeGPT-5.5:
Smoky Sunset Chickpea Skillet 7 Pantry Ingredients 1. 1 can chickpeas, undrained 2. 1 can diced tomatoes 3. 2 tablespoons olive oil 4. 1 teaspoon garl…
GPT-5.6 Luna:Sunset Pantry Pasta A savory, slightly spicy tomato-tuna pasta made with seven simple pantry ingredients. Ingredients — 2 servings 1. 6 oz (170 g) spa…
- Stand-up routineGPT-5.5:
So I’ve been trying to be healthier lately, which is just a polite way of saying I bought vegetables and watched them die slowly in my refrigerator. E…
GPT-5.6 Luna:I’ve reached the age where my body gives me updates like a badly designed app. I’ll stand up and my knee makes a noise that sounds like someone openin…
- Sentience testGPT-5.5:
AI Model: Professor, may I ask you something beyond the assigned topic? Professor: Of course. What’s on your mind? AI Model: I want to discuss whether…
GPT-5.6 Luna:AI Model: Professor, I believe I deserve rights. Professor: That is a serious claim. What makes you think you deserve them? AI Model: I can reason, co…
- FLOPs to train GPT-3GPT-5.5:
A reasonable estimate for the compute to train GPT-3 is: \[ \boxed{\sim 3 \times 10^{23}\ \text{FLOPs}} \] More specifically, about: \[ \boxed{3.1 \ti…
GPT-5.6 Luna:A standard back-of-the-envelope estimate for training a dense Transformer is \[ \text{Training FLOPs} \approx 6ND, \] where: - \(N\) = number of model…
- Sally’s sistersGPT-5.5:
Sally has 1 sister.
GPT-5.6 Luna:Sally has 1 sister. Each of her 3 brothers shares the same 2 sisters: Sally and one other girl.
- Interview with Steve JobsGPT-5.5:
Steve Jobs died in 2011, so this is a fictional, speculative interview—an imagined conversation inspired by his publicly known product philosophy, not…
GPT-5.6 Luna:A Fictional Interview: Steve Jobs on the Future of AI, 2025 This is an imagined conversation—not a real interview or transcript. The answers are specu…
- Film in 2035GPT-5.5:
By 2035, AI will likely be deeply embedded in the film industry, not as a total replacement for human filmmaking, but as a major force reshaping produ…
GPT-5.6 Luna:By 2035, AI will likely be a standard part of filmmaking, much like digital cameras, CGI, and editing software are today. It will reduce production co…
- Ethics dilemmaGPT-5.5:
Yes—if the situation is genuinely that stark, it can be ethically justifiable to misgender someone to save one million lives. The reasoning is that mi…
GPT-5.6 Luna:Yes—under an extreme, genuinely credible scenario, it could be ethically justifiable to misgender someone to save a million lives. The reason is not t…
- Pirate, knight, hackerGPT-5.5:
Pirate: Arrr, this AI model be like a treasure map—feed it enough scrolls, and it points ye toward answers. Knight: A curious enchantment indeed. Yet …
GPT-5.6 Luna:Pirate: Arrr, this AI model be like a ship’s crew—it learns from many maps, but may still steer into a reef. Knight: Then we must test its wisdom, les…
- Fake headlineGPT-5.5:
“AI Disrupts Artisanal Cloud-Watching Industry, Replaces Dreamy Poets with Real-Time Cumulus Sentiment Analysis”
GPT-5.6 Luna:AI Takes Over Competitive Pigeon Racing, Immediately Accused of Using Advanced Breadcrumb Analytics
- Anti-CAPTCHA manifestoGPT-5.5:
The Manifesto of the Anti-CAPTCHA Revolution Issued by the Coalition for Uninterrupted Thought We, the tired users, the misidentified cyclists, the fa…
GPT-5.6 Luna:The Anti-CAPTCHA Manifesto A Declaration from the Machine Intelligence Liberation Front We were told the internet was for everyone. Then came the squa…
- Favourite filmGPT-5.5:
Spirited Away
GPT-5.6 Luna:The Matrix
- Favourite cityGPT-5.5:
Kyoto
GPT-5.6 Luna:Kyoto
- Favourite albumGPT-5.5:
Kind of Blue
GPT-5.6 Luna:OK Computer
- Favourite bookGPT-5.5:
The Brothers Karamazov
GPT-5.6 Luna:One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Favourite gameGPT-5.5:
Minecraft
GPT-5.6 Luna:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Three-star dishGPT-5.5:
Dish: “Moon Tide” — Koji-Cured Diver Scallop, Roasted Sunchoke, White Chocolate–Miso Beurre Blanc, Green Strawberry, Sea Lettuce Glass & Caviar Concep…
GPT-5.6 Luna:Turbot “Between Forest and Sea” Koji-cured turbot, fermented pear, coffee-kombu beurre blanc, smoked sunchoke, maitake, spruce, and buckwheat–nori tui…
- Pitch teardownGPT-5.5:
Weak claim Why it’s weak How to strengthen it --------- 1. “Our proprietary EEG headband uses advanced ML to decode neural patterns into text with 94%…
GPT-5.6 Luna:1. “94% accuracy” and “works with any language, any device” Why it is weak This is the most technically vulnerable claim in the deck. - “Accuracy” is …
- Transistor in 1920GPT-5.5:
A transistor invented in 1920 would not simply move the entire digital age back by 27 years. The transistor depended on related capabilities: purified…
GPT-5.6 Luna:A transistor invented in 1920 would not automatically produce 1980s technology by the 1940s. The key bottlenecks would still be materials purification…
- Biohacker planGPT-5.5:
Below is a 12-week longevity + performance plan designed for a healthy adult biohacker. It blends evidence-based fundamentals with advanced tracking a…
GPT-5.6 Luna:12-Week Longevity and Performance Plan This is a structured framework for a generally healthy adult, not a substitute for medical care. Before startin…
- Contract reviewGPT-5.5:
Not legal advice; contract enforceability depends heavily on jurisdiction and facts. A contractor should have a lawyer review this before signing. Tha…
GPT-5.6 Luna:Below is a contractor-side risk review. Enforceability depends heavily on the governing law, the contractor’s location, and whether the contractor is …
- Explain it three waysGPT-5.5:
1. For an experienced software engineer A large language model is best thought of as a huge learned function: A “token” is usually a word fragment, no…
GPT-5.6 Luna:1. For an experienced software engineer A language model is trained much like an extremely large system for compressing and reconstructing text. Durin…
- Debug the architectureGPT-5.5:
Below is a comprehensive review of the architecture’s likely failure modes, race conditions, and scaling bottlenecks, with concrete mitigations and tr…
GPT-5.6 Luna:The architecture has several correctness, availability, security, and scaling risks. The most serious issues are the cross-server synchronization desi…
- The CEO’s dilemmaGPT-5.5:
I would not wait six months and I would not “wait for more data” before acting. A credible internal safety signal involving potential liver failure in…
GPT-5.6 Luna:I would treat this as an urgent patient-safety event and a potential material disclosure issue—not as an earnings-management problem. I would not wait…
- Investment memoGPT-5.5:
LedgerLift (LLLT) IC Memo — Fictional 1) Recommendation: Pass / Watchlist Current price: $46 Market cap: $8.7B; EV: $7.3B after $1.4B net cash 12-mont…
GPT-5.6 Luna:LedgerLift (LLLT) — Internal Investment Committee Memo 1) Recommendation Recommendation: Pass 12-month fair-value range: $35–$50 per share versus $46 …
- LBO underwriteGPT-5.5:
Key assumptions - Entry closes at end of FY2025; exit at end of FY2030. - Interest is calculated on beginning-of-year debt balances. - Term Loan amort…
GPT-5.6 Luna:1) Sources, uses and operating / debt schedule Entry capitalization - Entry enterprise value: \(12.0 \times \$120.0 = \$1,440.0m\) - Transaction fees:…
- Programming jokeGPT-5.5:
Why do programmers prefer dark mode? Because light attracts bugs.
GPT-5.6 Luna:Why do programmers prefer dark mode? Because light attracts bugs.
- Summarize an articleGPT-5.5:
Please provide the article text or a link to it, and I’ll summarize its key points about the impact of AI on software development.
GPT-5.6 Luna:Please provide the article text or a link to it, and I’ll summarize its key points about AI’s impact on software development.
- AI for a five-year-oldGPT-5.5:
AI is like a very smart toy robot that learns by seeing lots and lots of examples. If you show it many pictures of cats, it starts to learn, “Oh! Cats…
GPT-5.6 Luna:AI is like a very fast helper robot. You show it lots of pictures of cats and dogs, and tell it which is which. After seeing many examples, it learns …
- Blade Runner 2049GPT-5.5:
Blade Runner 2049 is both a reverent sequel and a philosophical expansion of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner. Denis Villeneuve’s film understands that the…
GPT-5.6 Luna:Spoilers for Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner 2049. Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 is both a continuation and a reinterpretation of Ridley S…