GPT-6.1 Terra Pro vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash
GPT-6.1 Terra Pro took 6 min 58 s and $0.39 at list price, MiniMax M3.1 Flash took 23 min 37 s and $0.095 at list price. MiniMax M3.1 Flash took 3.4× as long, and GPT-6.1 Terra Pro cost 4.1× as much.
GPT-6.1 Terra Pro
OpenAI · $5.00/M out
MiniMax M3.1 Flash
MiniMax · $0.60/M out · 550 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 dedicated to repairing vintage synthesizers. We work on the instruments that have shaped decades of music, from well-loved studio staples to curious machines that have spent years in storage.
Old synthesizers develop problems in their own ways. A key stops responding, a filter drifts, a power supply gives out. We take the time to trace the fault, understand the instrument and make a repair that respects how it was built. Wherever possible, we preserve original components; when a part needs replacing, we choose with care.
We know these instruments are more than collections of circuits. They carry sounds, habits and memories, and each one has a story before it reaches our bench. Whether you rely on yours every day or are hoping to hear it again after a long silence, our aim is to help you get back to making music.
Patchbay is a three-person studio in Rotterdam dedicated to bringing vintage synthesizers back to life. We repair analog and digital instruments that shaped the sound of music, from classic drum machines and polyphonic synths to quirky, characterful machines that rarely leave a musician’s side. Our work combines technical knowledge with respect for each instrument’s history, because a synth is more than a circuit board: it carries the decisions, compromises, and personality of its original design.
We diagnose faults, restore unreliable voices, and carefully service aging components without erasing the character that made an instrument worth keeping. Whether a machine has been silent for years or simply needs a thoughtful tune-up, we treat every repair as a careful act of restoration.
Based in Rotterdam, Patchbay works with musicians, studios, collectors, and anyone who believes electronic instruments deserve another chapter. We restore them to sound as they should, preserving the details that make each one unique.
Specs and numbers
| GPT-6.1 Terra Pro | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | MiniMax |
| Made in | US | China |
| Released | 26 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $1.00 | $0.15 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $5.00 | $0.60 |
| Context | 1,050,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | open |
| Hacker News points | — | 550 |
| Time for the six prompts | 6 min 58 s | 23 min 37 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.39 | $0.095 |
MiniMax M3.1 Flash was cheaper: $0.29 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. GPT-6.1 Terra Pro was faster: 16 min 39 s less in total, and faster on each of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.
Rebuild this screen experiment: MiniMax M3.1 Flash's rebuild matched the screenshot at 78%; GPT-6.1 Terra Pro was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: MiniMax M3.1 Flash's game passed 5 of 5 checks; GPT-6.1 Terra Pro was not in it.