ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 vs Gemini 4 Argon
ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 took 50 min 46 s and $1.26 at list price, Gemini 4 Argon took 11 min 3 s and $0.55 at list price. ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 took 4.6× as long and cost 2.3× as much.
ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0
Baidu · $3.94/M out
Gemini 4 Argon
Google · $10.00/M out · 2,040 HN pts
Pelican
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
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.
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.
Logo
Design a logo for Night Heron, an independent bookshop that only opens after dark.
Specs and numbers
| ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 | Gemini 4 Argon | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Baidu | |
| Made in | — | US |
| Released | 10 Nov 2026 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $1.13 | $2.00 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $3.94 | $10.00 |
| Context | 1,024,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | closed |
| Hacker News points | — | 2,040 |
| Time for the four prompts | 50 min 46 s | 11 min 3 s |
| List price of the four prompts | $1.26 | $0.55 |
Gemini 4 Argon was cheaper: $0.71 less at list price, and less on each of the 4 prompts. Gemini 4 Argon was faster: 39 min 43 s less in total, and faster on each of the 4 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play. ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 has no watch: not run yet. ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 has no About page: not run yet.
Rebuild this screen experiment: Gemini 4 Argon's rebuild matched the screenshot at 69%; ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: Gemini 4 Argon's game passed 5 of 5 checks; ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 was not in it.