Kimi K3.1 Pro vs MiMo v2.6 Flash
Kimi K3.1 Pro took 32 min 17 s and $1.27 at list price, MiMo v2.6 Flash took 24 min 20 s and $0.040 at list price. Kimi K3.1 Pro took 1.3× as long and cost 31× as much.
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Moonshot AI · $10.00/M out · 1,168 HN pts
MiMo v2.6 Flash
Xiaomi · $0.28/M out · 5 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 devoted to keeping vintage synthesizers alive, playable, and full of character. We work on instruments that have spent decades in studios, bedrooms, and tour cases, and we believe each one deserves more than a quick fix. From drifting oscillators and noisy sliders to tired keybeds and mysterious faults, we take the time to listen, diagnose, and repair with care.
Our approach combines patient troubleshooting, period-correct components where possible, and a deep respect for the original sound. We do not believe in erasing an instrument’s history; we preserve the quirks that make it worth loving. Whether your synthesizer needs a full overhaul or a little help getting back on stage, you will always know who is working on it and why. Patchbay exists for the joy of switching on an old machine and hearing it come back to life.
Patchbay is a three-person studio in Rotterdam dedicated to the repair and restoration of vintage synthesizers. We work on instruments that have been sitting in attics, basements, and rehearsal rooms for decades — the ones that hum when they shouldn't, lose their voice, or refuse to power on at all. Our approach is patient and detail-oriented. We trace faults through aging circuit boards, source period-correct components when possible, and treat every repair as a conversation with the person who built the instrument, and the musicians who played it before it fell silent.
We believe these machines deserve to stay in circulation rather than end up in landfill. Whether it is a Moog, a Juno, or a machine you cannot name, bring it in and we will tell you honestly what it needs.
Specs and numbers
| Kimi K3.1 Pro | MiMo v2.6 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Moonshot AI | Xiaomi |
| Made in | China | China |
| Released | 23 Oct 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $2.00 | $0.14 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $10.00 | $0.28 |
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,050,000 tokens |
| Weights | closed | open |
| Hacker News points | 1,168 | 5 |
| Time for the six prompts | 32 min 17 s | 24 min 20 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $1.27 | $0.040 |
MiMo v2.6 Flash was cheaper: $1.23 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. MiMo v2.6 Flash was faster: 7 min 57 s less in total, and faster on 4 of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, Kimi K3.1 Pro's Breakout game plays; MiMo v2.6 Flash's stopped painting.
Rebuild this screen experiment: Kimi K3.1 Pro's rebuild matched the screenshot at 87%; MiMo v2.6 Flash was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: Kimi K3.1 Pro's game passed 5 of 5 checks; MiMo v2.6 Flash was not in it.