Where do these coding results come from?

Both coding agents worked the same 24 merged changes from the private Stet-AI/stet repository, each in the real repo as it was before the change. The repo’s tests and judges graded every patch against the merged change; no public benchmark scores are used.

Are reasoning settings combined into one model score?

No. Each effort pairing keeps its own recorded quality call, head-to-head record, cost and agent time. Incompatible scores are never averaged.

GPT 5.6 Luna vs Opus 4.8

GPT 5.6 Luna cheaper in both pairings. No clear quality difference in any pairing. 2 pairings; 24 merged changes in Stet-AI/stet. Compare the individual calls below to choose which setup to investigate.

What this comparison is

1 real repositoryStet-AI/stet, private; not public benchmark scores
24 merged changeseach run end to end by the coding agent from the repo as it was before the change
Graded against the merged changeby the repo’s own tests and by judges comparing each patch with it
Quality, cost and timea smaller sample than public benchmarks, but real agent work on a real codebase

Compare coding models Low vs high vs xhigh/max reasoning for coding agents

Recorded setup pairings

Each row is a separate recorded comparison. Scores are not pooled or averaged across effort settings. W/D/L means wins, draws and losses; undecided judgments remain undecided.

Stet score: A setup’s average chance of beating another setup on a task, from 0 to 100; 50 is even with the field.

Setup pairing	Recorded quality call and record	Quality evidence	Cost per task	Agent time per task
GPT 5.6 Luna max vs Opus 4.8 mediumGPT 5.6 Luna max · max reasoningOpus 4.8 medium · medium reasoning24/24 tasks observed by both setups.	No clear quality difference: GPT 5.6 Luna max won 5, Opus 4.8 medium won 4, 14 tied, 1 undecided; GPT 5.6 Luna max leads on cost: 7.0× cheaper; Opus 4.8 medium leads on agent time: 1.2× faster.Head to head, GPT 5.6 Luna max won 5, tied 14 and lost 4 against Opus 4.8 medium, with 1 undecided.	No clear difference 5–4 head to head, 14 tiedGPT 5.6 Luna max: 49.7 (95% range 44.0–55.6)Opus 4.8 medium: 48.8 (95% range 39.7–58.0)	GPT 5.6 Luna max: $0.90 Opus 4.8 medium: $6.27	GPT 5.6 Luna max: 28.5 min Opus 4.8 medium: 23.3 min
GPT 5.6 Luna low vs Opus 4.8 mediumGPT 5.6 Luna low · codex · low reasoningOpus 4.8 medium · medium reasoning24/24 tasks observed by both setups.	No clear quality difference: Opus 4.8 medium won 5, GPT 5.6 Luna low won 4, 14 tied, 1 undecided; GPT 5.6 Luna low leads on cost and agent time: 123.1× cheaper and 3.5× faster.Head to head, Opus 4.8 medium won 5, tied 14 and lost 4 against GPT 5.6 Luna low, with 1 undecided.	No clear difference 4–5 head to head, 14 tiedGPT 5.6 Luna low: 44.6 (95% range 38.3–50.3)Opus 4.8 medium: 48.8 (95% range 39.7–58.0)	GPT 5.6 Luna low: $0.05 Opus 4.8 medium: $6.27	GPT 5.6 Luna low: 6.7 min Opus 4.8 medium: 23.3 min

Setup pairing

Recorded quality call and record

Quality evidence

Cost per task

Agent time per task

GPT 5.6 Luna max vs Opus 4.8 mediumGPT 5.6 Luna max · max reasoningOpus 4.8 medium · medium reasoning24/24 tasks observed by both setups.

No clear quality difference: GPT 5.6 Luna max won 5, Opus 4.8 medium won 4, 14 tied, 1 undecided; GPT 5.6 Luna max leads on cost: 7.0× cheaper; Opus 4.8 medium leads on agent time: 1.2× faster.Head to head, GPT 5.6 Luna max won 5, tied 14 and lost 4 against Opus 4.8 medium, with 1 undecided.

No clear difference
5–4 head to head, 14 tiedGPT 5.6 Luna max: 49.7 (95% range 44.0–55.6)Opus 4.8 medium: 48.8 (95% range 39.7–58.0)

GPT 5.6 Luna max: $0.90

Opus 4.8 medium: $6.27

GPT 5.6 Luna max: 28.5 min

Opus 4.8 medium: 23.3 min

GPT 5.6 Luna low vs Opus 4.8 mediumGPT 5.6 Luna low · codex · low reasoningOpus 4.8 medium · medium reasoning24/24 tasks observed by both setups.

No clear quality difference: Opus 4.8 medium won 5, GPT 5.6 Luna low won 4, 14 tied, 1 undecided; GPT 5.6 Luna low leads on cost and agent time: 123.1× cheaper and 3.5× faster.Head to head, Opus 4.8 medium won 5, tied 14 and lost 4 against GPT 5.6 Luna low, with 1 undecided.

No clear difference
4–5 head to head, 14 tiedGPT 5.6 Luna low: 44.6 (95% range 38.3–50.3)Opus 4.8 medium: 48.8 (95% range 39.7–58.0)

GPT 5.6 Luna low: $0.05

Opus 4.8 medium: $6.27

GPT 5.6 Luna low: 6.7 min

Opus 4.8 medium: 23.3 min

Questions about these results

Which is better for coding, GPT 5.6 Luna or Opus 4.8?: GPT 5.6 Luna cheaper in both pairings. No clear quality difference in any pairing. 2 pairings; 24 merged changes in Stet-AI/stet. Compare the individual calls below to choose which setup to investigate.
Where do these coding results come from?: Both coding agents worked the same 24 merged changes from the private Stet-AI/stet repository, each in the real repo as it was before the change. The repo’s tests and judges graded every patch against the merged change; no public benchmark scores are used.
Are reasoning settings combined into one model score?: No. Each effort pairing keeps its own recorded quality call, head-to-head record, cost and agent time. Incompatible scores are never averaged.