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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Xing 4.0

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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 took 6 min and $0.060 at list price, Xing 4.0 took 25 min 32 s and was free at list price. Xing 4.0 took 4.3× as long.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

DeepSeek · $0.60/M out · 1,693 HN pts

Xing 4.0

XingChen · free route

Pelican

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

48 s$0.00711k tokensAPI
Xing 4.0's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

Xing 4.0

1 min 42 sfree7.5k tokensAPI

Watch

Draw a mechanical wristwatch that shows the current local time, with a sweeping seconds hand and a date window. Make it look expensive.

Still of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017's page for the "Wristwatch that shows the current time" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

2 min 20 s$0.01017k tokensAPI
Still of Xing 4.0's page for the "Wristwatch that shows the current time" prompt

Xing 4.0

7 min 41 sfree30k tokensAPI

Landing

Build the landing page for Lumen Cycles, a Copenhagen workshop that builds custom cargo bikes to order. Make it look like a real brand you would trust with 4,000 euros.

Still of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

1 min 36 s$0.02746k tokensAPI
Still of Xing 4.0's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

Blank first frame. Press Run.

Xing 4.0

4 min 2 sfree19k tokensAPI

Breakout

Make a Breakout game I can play right now with the keyboard or the mouse. Give it several levels, a score and some juice.

Still of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

69 s$0.01525k tokensAPI
Still of Xing 4.0's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

Xing 4.0

11 min 5 sfree43k tokensAPI

About

Write the opening of the About us page for Patchbay, a three-person studio in Rotterdam that repairs vintage synthesizers. About 150 words.

Patchbay is a three-person studio in Rotterdam devoted to keeping vintage synthesizers making the sounds they were built to make. We repair, service and restore analog instruments from the late 1960s onward, from familiar Moogs and ARPs to oddities with no service manual. Every synth that comes through the door is treated as a working instrument rather than a museum piece. We trace faults, rebuild power supplies, refresh capacitors, clean keybeds and calibrate oscillators, always with an eye on reliability and the character that made the machine worth saving. We document what we do, explain the options clearly and never replace more than necessary. Whether you need one dead voice brought back or a full restoration, we work carefully, at the bench and in conversation with you. Old synths belong on records and stages, and our job is to keep them there.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

7 s<$0.001975 tokensAPI

Patchbay is a compact, three-person workshop rooted in the dynamic streets of Rotterdam, born from a shared reverence for analog sound. Our team shares an unwavering dedication to vintage synthesizers, viewing each oscillator, filter, and routing cable as a vital piece of sonic history waiting to be restored. Whether diagnosing a failing voltage regulator or carefully retrofitting obsolete components, we take immense pride in bringing classic instruments back to their full potential. In our studio, repairing isn't just a technical service—it is a shared passion among friends who believe the past deserves to keep playing. We meticulously diagnose and revive legacy synths, ensuring the iconic sounds of yesterday continue shaping today’s electronic music. Bring us your dented, broken machines, and let us help you reconnect them with the rich, unmistakable sounds they were always meant to make. Every patch, every knob, every fleeting tone depends on the work we do here.

Xing 4.0

63 sfree6.8k tokensAPI

Specs and numbers

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Xing 4.0
MakerDeepSeekXingChen
Made inChinaChina
Released17 Oct 202616 Oct 2026
Price in, per M tokens$0.15free route (list $0/M)
Price out, per M tokens$0.60free route (list $0/M)
Context1,048,576 tokens262,144 tokens
Weightsopenopen
Hacker News points1,693—
Time for the five prompts6 min25 min 32 s
List price of the five prompts$0.060free

Xing 4.0 was free at list price; DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 cost $0.060. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 was faster: 19 min 32 s less in total, and faster on each of the 5 prompts.

In the recording, both Breakout games play. Xing 4.0's landing page showed a blank first frame when the still was taken. Xing 4.0 has no logo: doesn’t draw (an SVG file without the SVG namespace, which browsers draw as an empty box).

Rebuild this screen experiment: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017's rebuild matched the screenshot at 57%; Xing 4.0 was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017's game passed 5 of 5 checks; Xing 4.0 was not in it.

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