CHESS BENCHMARK · REASONING MEDIUM

GPT-6 Luna

Openai · released 2026-09-22 · route gpt-6-luna · Model profile

Opening gap: +178 (95%: -52 to +407). The interval includes zero, so we can't yet say whether it performs differently across the variants.

Standard

Rating
87595%: 713 to 1,036
Record
14 won, 0 drawn, 10 lost of 24
Accuracy (open positions)
81.9
Accuracy (all moves)
84.7
Average centipawn loss
105
Blunders / mistakes / inaccuracies per 100 moves
9.9 / 3.6 / 11.3
Matched Stockfish's first choice
31%
In Stockfish's top three
53%
Legal on the first try
91.5%
Illegal / invalid
73 of 761 answers
Forfeits
2
Adjudicated games
15
API-equivalent cost per game
$0.021
API-equivalent cost per move
$0.0008
Seconds per move
10.4
Model minutes per game
5.0
Tokens per move (in / out)
11,207 / 585
Reasoning tokens per move
569
Aborted on our side (not counted)
0

By phase

PhaseMovesAccuracyCentipawn lossBlunders /100Engine match
Opening23687.7547.643%
Middlegame28475.913311.625%
Endgame16876.913010.123%

Chess960

Rating
69795%: 534 to 861
Record
13 won, 0 drawn, 11 lost of 24
Accuracy (open positions)
71.6
Accuracy (all moves)
80.2
Average centipawn loss
131
Blunders / mistakes / inaccuracies per 100 moves
14.7 / 7.4 / 12.7
Matched Stockfish's first choice
20%
In Stockfish's top three
43%
Legal on the first try
89.7%
Illegal / invalid
77 of 684 answers
Forfeits
2
Adjudicated games
18
API-equivalent cost per game
$0.021
API-equivalent cost per move
$0.0008
Seconds per move
12.2
Model minutes per game
5.2
Tokens per move (in / out)
11,401 / 708
Reasoning tokens per move
692
Aborted on our side (not counted)
0

By phase

PhaseMovesAccuracyCentipawn lossBlunders /100Engine match
Opening23274.310717.219%
Middlegame27266.815312.918%
Endgame10370.912813.627%

Games

Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves76 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.027Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves46 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.018Standard as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves58 plies · forfeit: no legal move · $0.029Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves50 plies · checkmate · $0.019Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves38 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.010Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves50 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.021Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves25 plies · checkmate · $0.0084Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 50% random moves22 plies · checkmate · $0.011Standard as blackLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves78 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.030Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves120 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.043Standard as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves89 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.036Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves46 plies · checkmate · $0.022Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves44 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.016Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves108 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.044Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish 132054 plies · checkmate · $0.022Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves57 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.025Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves36 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.012Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves24 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.0100Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves73 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.028Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves45 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.020Standard as blackLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves41 plies · checkmate · $0.013Chess960 as blackLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves13 plies · forfeit: no legal move · $0.0093Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves57 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.019Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves43 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.018Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves70 plies · checkmate · $0.028Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves52 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.022Standard as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves80 plies · forfeit: no legal move · $0.033Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves67 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.033Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves12 plies · checkmate · $0.0040Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves40 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.017Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves41 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.016Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves27 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.0096Standard as blackLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves68 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.029Chess960 as blackLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves42 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.021Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves89 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.033Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves37 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.016Standard as blackWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves40 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.016Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 75% random moves50 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.020Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves75 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.030Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves113 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.041Standard as blackLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves73 plies · checkmate · $0.023Chess960 as blackLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves47 plies · checkmate · $0.017Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves35 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.012Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 50% random moves51 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.019Standard as blackLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves33 plies · checkmate · $0.0094Chess960 as blackLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves46 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.018Standard as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves85 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.032Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves12 plies · forfeit: no legal move · $0.0085