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Gemini 4 Hydrogen vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

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Gemini 4 Hydrogen took 8 min 39 s and $0.60 at list price, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash took 9 min 16 s and $0.15 at list price. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash took 1.1× as long, and Gemini 4 Hydrogen cost 4.0× as much.

Gemini 4 Hydrogen

Google · $7.50/M out · 168 HN pts

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

DeepSeek · $1.20/M out · 1,482 HN pts

Pelican

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Gemini 4 Hydrogen's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

Gemini 4 Hydrogen

58 s$0.0668.8k tokensAPI
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

38 s$0.01513k 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 Gemini 4 Hydrogen's page for the "Wristwatch that shows the current time" prompt

Gemini 4 Hydrogen

80 s$0.09413k tokensAPI
Still of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's page for the "Wristwatch that shows the current time" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

3 min 14 s$0.03327k 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 Gemini 4 Hydrogen's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

Gemini 4 Hydrogen

3 min 13 s$0.2331k tokensAPI
Still of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

1 min 51 s$0.04638k 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 Gemini 4 Hydrogen's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

Gemini 4 Hydrogen

1 min 36 s$0.1215k tokensAPI
Still of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

2 min 25 s$0.03731k tokensAPI

Design a logo for Night Heron, an independent bookshop that only opens after dark.

Gemini 4 Hydrogen's SVG for the "Bookshop logo" prompt

Gemini 4 Hydrogen

73 s$0.07910k tokensAPI
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's SVG for the "Bookshop logo" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

61 s$0.02016k 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.

In a quiet corner of Rotterdam, surrounded by the scent of warm solder and the hum of calibrated oscillators, Patchbay brings classic electronic instruments back to life. We are a three-person studio united by an obsession with vintage synthesizers and the belief that these machines belong under musicians' hands, not gathering dust in storage.

Every synthesizer that crosses our workbench carries decades of history, along with brittle capacitors, worn contacts, and drifting tuning. Whether we are facing a temperamental analog polysynth from the seventies or an early digital classic, we approach each repair with patience and precision. We do not believe in quick fixes. Instead, we study original schematics, source elusive components, and meticulously restore every circuit, keybed, and fader until the instrument plays as reliably as the day it was built. Patchbay exists to keep these irreplaceable voices singing for the next generation of artists.

Gemini 4 Hydrogen

20 s$0.0202.7k tokensAPI

Patchbay is a three-person studio in Rotterdam dedicated to the care, repair, and resurrection of vintage synthesizers. We started in a small workshop near the Maas, surrounded by oscillators, patch cables, and service manuals, because these instruments deserve more than dusty shelves and hasty fixes. Between us, we have decades of experience in electronics, sound design, and restoration, but we approach every machine with the same curiosity: listen first, trace the signal, understand the history, then bring it back to life. Whether it's a crackly filter, a dead voice card, a drifting oscillator, or a power supply that needs rebuilding, we work carefully, honestly, and with respect for original character. We also advise on maintenance, calibrate tuning and envelopes, and source hard-to-find parts when possible. At Patchbay, repair isn't just about making sound again. It's about keeping these instruments making music for decades to come.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

7 s$0.001965 tokensAPI

Specs and numbers

Gemini 4 HydrogenDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
MakerGoogleDeepSeek
Made inUSChina
Released12 Nov 202610 Sep 2026
Price in, per M tokens$1.50$0.30
Price out, per M tokens$7.50$1.20
Context1,048,576 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Weightsclosedopen
Hacker News points1681,482
Time for the six prompts8 min 39 s9 min 16 s
List price of the six prompts$0.60$0.15

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash was cheaper: $0.45 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. Gemini 4 Hydrogen was faster: 37 s less in total, and faster on 2 of the 6 prompts.

In the recording, both Breakout games play.

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