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GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

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GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal took 45 min 14 s and $0.42 at list price, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash took 9 min 16 s and $0.063 at list price. GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal took 4.9× as long and cost 6.6× as much.

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal

Z.ai · $1.25/M out

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

DeepSeek · $0.50/M out · 1,482 HN pts

Pelican

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal

6 min 19 s$0.05947k tokensAPI
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

38 s$0.00613k 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 GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal's page for the "Wristwatch that shows the current time" prompt

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal

9 min 36 s$0.08467k 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$0.01427k 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 GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal

12 min 13 s$0.1292k 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$0.01938k 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 GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal

11 min 20 s$0.1184k tokensAPI
Still of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

2 min 25 s$0.01631k tokensAPI

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

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal's SVG for the "Bookshop logo" prompt

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal

5 min 42 s$0.05141k tokensAPI
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's SVG for the "Bookshop logo" prompt

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

61 s$0.00816k 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 the repair and restoration of vintage synthesizers. We work on the machines that shaped the sound of the last fifty years — Roland, Moog, Yamaha, Korg, EMS, and the rest — from the rare and legendary to the well-loved and well-worn.

We started the studio because these instruments matter. They were built to be repaired, with discrete components, schematics, and construction that reward patience and care. Somewhere along the way, that way of making things fell out of fashion. We think it's worth keeping alive.

Every synthesizer that comes through our door is treated the same way: carefully diagnosed, honestly assessed, and repaired with respect for its original character. No unnecessary modifications, no shortcuts that compromise the instrument. Whether it's a failed voice chip, a dead key, or years of dust and neglect, our job is to put the machine back in the hands of the people who play it.

GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal

3 s<$0.001238 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

GLM 5.3 FlashX LegalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
MakerZ.aiDeepSeek
Made inChinaChina
Released2 Nov 202610 Sep 2026
Price in, per M tokens$0.37$0.045
Price out, per M tokens$1.25$0.50
Context1,048,576 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Weightsclosedopen
Hacker News points—1,482
Time for the six prompts45 min 14 s9 min 16 s
List price of the six prompts$0.42$0.063

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash was cheaper: $0.35 less at list price, and less on 5 of the 6 prompts. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash was faster: 35 min 57 s less in total, and faster on 5 of the 6 prompts.

In the recording, both Breakout games play.

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