GPT-5.6 Luna 25.1/100Rank 36/49

STEALTHMARK · HEAD TO HEAD
All comparisons ↗Step 5 Preview leads GPT-5.6 Luna by 1.2 points on StealthMark, 39.0 to 37.8. GPT-5.6 Luna leads on 7 of 9 benchmarks, including both games, and Step 5 Preview on 2. Step 5 Preview scores higher on Newton's Mirror, with its largest category advantage in reflections.
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Full datasheets, every price and sourceGPT-5.6 Luna ↗Step 5 Preview ↗
Anticipating threats and planning ahead. Collect coins while avoiding ghosts. Ghosts move before the player each turn, and collisions cost a life. 3 levels in sequence, up to 66 turns in total. Earlier moves and outcomes carry forward, testing learning across levels.


Cooperative planning and learning from experience. Coordinate two robots to push numbered cores onto matching sockets. Pressure plates hold doors open; moving either robot uses one turn. 5 levels in sequence, up to 152 turns in total. Earlier moves and outcomes carry forward, testing learning across levels.


Physics, perspective and recursive reflections, tested together. Explore the test ↗


GPT-5.6 Luna
The room enclosure has coherent symmetric perspective, with the overhead panel, sphere and black aligned centrally. The sphere and airborne black occupy substantially lower positions than the reference framing, inconsistent with the prescribed camera aim. The diagonal crimson streak does not establish the required surface transport. Faint wall sphere images provide limited mirrored correspondence, but the shallow floor image, missing receding chains, absent nested sphere imagery and sparse emitter mapping leave most reflection structure unsupported.
Step 5 Preview
The main sphere, airborne black and small colored features occupy broadly appropriate positions. Most of the defining mirror system is absent, and paint interaction remains only partially supported. The small paint features do not visibly establish a separate volume-scale violation.
| Category | GPT-5.6 Luna | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| State at 600 ms | 15.0/25 | 20.0/25 |
| Camera and placement | 4.0/15 | 13.5/15 |
| Reflections | 3.5/120 | 20.0/120 |
| Materials and scale | 6.5/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Floor-damage reward | 0.0/10 | 0.0/10 |
A spinning metal sphere and paint in a mirrored room test physical reasoning, perspective and consistency across repeated reflections.
Visual construction and creative interpretation.


GPT-5.6 Luna
Six pale, outward-facing heads and six rounded lobes make the knot recognizable. The central hexagonal opening remains clear. However, broad gray crossing panels flatten the weave, several inner joins resemble capped strips, and sparse oversized scale marks leave the bodies looking more like decorated ribbons than living snakes.
Step 5 Preview
A charming diagonal climber and warm palette communicate the central idea. Simple rounded construction, crowded limb counting, uncertain footholds and an unattached upper shelf limit its physical coherence. Growth bands and the yarn trail add specificity, but the requested material distinctions and unravelled bootie remain underdeveloped.
| Category | GPT-5.6 Luna | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.5/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 6.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 6.5/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 5.0/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 5.5/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Artistry & character | 6.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
GPT-5.6 Luna
A pale serpent woven into an interlocking knot tests connected anatomy, repeated structure and readable overlaps. Organic surface detail must work with the overall geometry.
Step 5 Preview
Character scenes test expression, anatomy, materials and coherent visual construction.
Precise visual recall and portrait reconstruction.


GPT-5.6 Luna
The central portrait, dark clothing, crossed hands and muted landscape clearly evoke Mona Lisa. Replication is limited by the elongated face, conspicuous eyes and simplified smile. Overlapping fingers have uncertain anatomy, while broad gradients and heavy outlines flatten the portrait. The composition and restrained palette remain coherent.
Step 5 Preview
A recognizable, coherent simplification with purposeful facial contours and differentiated fingers. These provide more construction and detail than the broad silhouette alone suggests. The oversized face, frontal seated pose, unresolved wrists and sparse landscape still substantially limit likeness, depth and finish.
| Category | GPT-5.6 Luna | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 3.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 3.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 4.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 4.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 4.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 4.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 3.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 4.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
An SVG interpretation of the Mona Lisa tests facial likeness, anatomy and the composition of a familiar portrait.
Creativity, perspective and visual beauty.


GPT-5.6 Luna
The warm sunset, palm silhouette and varied beach activities create an appealing, readable composition. Animals, birds and a broad sun reflection satisfy the brief. Drawing remains elementary: angular airborne sea animals lack splash or convincing motion, the crab's claws are awkwardly constructed, and repeated reflection bands suggest a stepped platform. Clean outlines and pleasant colors exceed the anatomical and spatial sophistication.
Step 5 Preview
A recognizable sunset beach with clear warm-cool contrast and playful accessories. Basic animal construction, shallow foreground placement and schematic reflections limit spatial and physical credibility. Sparse descriptive detail and abruptly ended sky bands constrain the finish.
| Category | GPT-5.6 Luna | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 4.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 5.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Light & reflections | 4.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 6.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 3.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 4.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Visual integrity | 3.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
A busy shoreline at sunset tests scene composition, animal forms and the relationship between light and water reflections.
Physical reasoning, light and visual reconstruction.


GPT-5.6 Luna
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A plank, computer mouse and blueberry in a steel room test physical stability, spatial relationships, materials and lighting.
Scene composition and interacting subjects.


GPT-5.6 Luna
Expressive animals, a striped tail and clean outlines make the scene appealing and readable. The raccoon sits convincingly on the dog's back, but the overlapping steering paws are ambiguous and the control stem stops above the hull. Broad wake shapes suggest motion; the glowing sun lacks a corresponding water reflection.
Step 5 Preview
Recognizable animals, a bright palette and identifying accessories support a basic cartoon. Primitive anatomy, partial seated support, unresolved steering and weak hull-water contact limit the central action. Lighting and spray provide atmosphere without establishing convincing physical depth.
| Category | GPT-5.6 Luna | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 7.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.0/10 | 4.5/10 |
| Space & placement | 6.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 6.0/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 6.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 4.5/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Materials & effects | 5.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 5.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
A jet-ski scene pairs a canine driver with a raccoon passenger. It tests the placement and contact of interacting subjects, along with vehicle construction.
Subject construction and spatial relationships.


GPT-5.6 Luna
A recognizable pelican cyclist with an expressive profile, balanced composition and controlled outlines. Head, neck and torso connect coherently. The bicycle wheels and frame are convincing, but overlapping feet obscure pedal contact, the drivetrain lacks a clear chain, and the wing's handlebar grip is schematic. Atmospheric color succeeds more strongly than directional lighting or material depth.
Step 5 Preview
The pelican and bicycle are recognizable, with a pleasant palette and basic diffuse shading. The riding relationship fails physically: the bird is unsupported, the front wheel is unmounted, and pedalling is unresolved. Simple geometric construction and sparse material treatment further limit the drawing.
| Category | GPT-5.6 Luna | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Task & likeness | 8.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Anatomy & construction | 5.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Space & placement | 7.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Light & reflections | 6.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Purposeful detail | 6.5/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Artistry & character | 5.5/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Materials & effects | 7.0/10 | 3.0/10 |
| Visual integrity | 6.5/10 | 2.0/10 |
A cycling pelican tests anatomy, riding posture and contact between the bird and the bicycle.