GPT-6.1 Sol vs Laguna S 2.1
GPT-6.1 Sol took 12 min 10 s and $0.37 at list price, Laguna S 2.1 took 2 min 43 s and $0.003 at list price. GPT-6.1 Sol took 4.5× as long and cost 117× as much.
GPT-6.1 Sol
OpenAI · $10.00/M out · 1,166 HN pts
Laguna S 2.1
Poolside · $0.18/M out · free route · 430 HN pts
Pelican
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Watch
Draw a mechanical wristwatch that shows the current local time, with a sweeping seconds hand and a date window. Make it look expensive.
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.
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, keeping vintage synthesizers in working hands. We repair the instruments that have picked up a crackle, lost a voice, drifted out of tune, or stopped making sound altogether.
We like the patient side of repair: tracing a fault, understanding an old circuit, and finding the right fix rather than the quickest workaround. Our aim is to make each instrument dependable without sanding away the character that made someone fall for it in the first place.
Some synths arrive with a clear problem. Others come with a story and a noise that only happens after twenty minutes. Either way, the work starts with listening—to the instrument and to the person who plays it.
We’re a small studio by choice. It keeps us close to the work, and to the musicians who trust us with something they want to keep making music with.
Patchbay is een drie personen studio in Rotterdam die zich specialiseert in het repareren van vintage synthesizers. Onze missie is om de magie van klassieke elektronische instrumenten levendig te houden en te delen met een nieuwe generatie makers en musicians.
Gestart door twee ervaren technici en een ontwerper, combineren wij technische precisie met een diep begrip van elektronische muziekgeschiedenis. Wij geloven dat elk oud apparaat een verhaal heeft en een unieke klank die bijdragen aan de creatieve processen van artiesten.
Onze aanpak is zorgvuldig en respectvol. Elk apparaat wordt met de grootste zorg behandeld, met gebruik van oorspronkelijke onderdelen wanneer mogelijk en moderne technieken wanneer nodig. We streven altijd naar een perfecte balans tussen authenticiteit en betrouwbaarheid.
Of je nu een geliefde vintage synth moet repareren of hulp nodig hebt bij het onderhouden van je collectie, Patchbay staat klaar om je instrumenten weer in geluid te brengen. Neem contact op voor een consult; wij kijken uit naar het horen van je project.
Specs and numbers
| GPT-6.1 Sol | Laguna S 2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Poolside |
| Made in | US | France |
| Released | 29 Sep 2026 | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $2.00 | free route (list $0.09/M) |
| Price out, per M tokens | $10.00 | free route (list $0.18/M) |
| Context | 1,050,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | open |
| Hacker News points | 1,166 | 430 |
| Time for the six prompts | 12 min 10 s | 2 min 43 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.37 | $0.003 |
Laguna S 2.1 was cheaper: $0.36 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. Laguna S 2.1 was faster: 9 min 27 s less in total, and faster on each of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.
Rebuild this screen experiment: GPT-6.1 Sol's rebuild matched the screenshot at 97%; Laguna S 2.1 was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: GPT-6.1 Sol's game passed 5 of 5 checks; Laguna S 2.1 was not in it.





