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LFM2.5-24B-A2B vs Inkling

5 prompts both ran·Specs and numbers·Change models

LFM2.5-24B-A2B took 57 s and $0.020 at list price, Inkling took 4 min 47 s and $0.13 at list price. Inkling took 5.1× as long and cost 6.8× as much.

LFM2.5-24B-A2B

LiquidAI · $0.70/M out · 292 HN pts

Inkling

Thinking Machines · $4.05/M out · free route · 4 HN pts

Pelican

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

LFM2.5-24B-A2B's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

LFM2.5-24B-A2B

10 s$0.0034.3k tokensAPI
Inkling's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

Inkling

19 s$0.0092.3k 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 LFM2.5-24B-A2B's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

LFM2.5-24B-A2B

14 s$0.0068.2k tokensAPI
Still of Inkling's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

Inkling

59 s$0.0338.0k 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 LFM2.5-24B-A2B's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

LFM2.5-24B-A2B

17 s$0.0068.2k tokensAPI
Still of Inkling's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

Inkling

2 min 40 s$0.06817k tokensAPI

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

LFM2.5-24B-A2B's SVG for the "Bookshop logo" prompt

LFM2.5-24B-A2B

12 s$0.0045.3k tokensAPI
Inkling's SVG for the "Bookshop logo" prompt

Inkling

39 s$0.0174.2k 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 small, three‑person studio in Rotterdam dedicated to bringing vintage synthesizers back to life. Founded by longtime gear enthusiasts, we combine hands‑on craftsmanship with a deep knowledge of analog electronics to restore, calibrate, and enhance instruments that have been out of tune for decades. Our workshop is a place where old circuitry meets modern precision, and where each repair is treated as a chance to learn something new about the machines we love. We work closely with musicians, collectors, and repair shops across the Netherlands, offering personalized service that respects the history and character of each instrument. By preserving the sonic quirks of classic synths, we help artists keep the sounds that shaped electronic music alive today. At Patchbay, the goal is simple: keep the past humming and give it a future. Our three‑person team blends electronics expertise, music production insight, and meticulous restoration craft.

LFM2.5-24B-A2B

4 s$0.0011.9k tokensAPI

Patchbay is a three-person repair studio in Rotterdam dedicated to vintage synthesizers. We work on analog circuits, replace failing capacitors and resistors, calibrate unstable oscillators, and restore instruments that have been silent for years. Our bench sees early Japanese mono synths, European string machines, American polys, and large modular systems. We treat each repair as a specific problem rather than a routine job, because these machines were built differently and fail differently. The studio grew out of our own need for careful, local repairs. Over time, musicians, collectors, and producers across the Netherlands started bringing us gear they could not trust elsewhere. We open every case with the same approach: diagnose the fault properly, use appropriate parts, and test the result thoroughly. We do not apply quick fixes or ignore underlying issues. Whether your synthesizer suffers from tuning drift, dead voices, noisy outputs, or an unknown electrical fault, we are in Rotterdam to find the cause and return it to reliable working condition.

Inkling

11 s$0.0051.2k tokensAPI

Specs and numbers

LFM2.5-24B-A2BInkling
MakerLiquidAIThinking Machines
Made inUSUS
Released13 Oct 202617 Jul 2026
Price in, per M tokens$0.05free route (list $1.00/M)
Price out, per M tokens$0.70free route (list $4.05/M)
Context128,000 tokens524,288 tokens
Weightsopenopen
Hacker News points2924
Time for the five prompts57 s4 min 47 s
List price of the five prompts$0.020$0.13

LFM2.5-24B-A2B was cheaper: $0.11 less at list price, and less on each of the 5 prompts. LFM2.5-24B-A2B was faster: 3 min 51 s less in total, and faster on each of the 5 prompts.

In the recording, LFM2.5-24B-A2B's Breakout game stopped painting; Inkling's plays. LFM2.5-24B-A2B's landing page was cut off at the output limit (8,192 tokens). LFM2.5-24B-A2B's Breakout game was cut off at the output limit (8,192 tokens). LFM2.5-24B-A2B has no watch: no file after 2 runs, used all 8,192 output tokens.

Rebuild this screen experiment: Inkling's rebuild matched the screenshot at 51%; LFM2.5-24B-A2B was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: Inkling's game passed 5 of 5 checks; LFM2.5-24B-A2B was not in it.

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