Gemini 4 Hydrogen vs ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0
Gemini 4 Hydrogen took 7 min and $0.49 at list price, ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 took 50 min 46 s and $1.26 at list price. ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 took 7.3× as long and cost 2.6× as much.
Gemini 4 Hydrogen
Google · $7.50/M out · 1,110 HN pts
ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0
Baidu · $3.94/M out
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
| Gemini 4 Hydrogen | ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Baidu | |
| Made in | US | — |
| Released | 12 Nov 2026 | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $1.50 | $1.13 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $7.50 | $3.94 |
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,024,000 tokens |
| Weights | closed | closed |
| Hacker News points | 1,110 | — |
| Time for the four prompts | 7 min | 50 min 46 s |
| List price of the four prompts | $0.49 | $1.26 |
Gemini 4 Hydrogen was cheaper: $0.77 less at list price, and less on each of the 4 prompts. Gemini 4 Hydrogen was faster: 43 min 46 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.