Particle-1 vs Laguna S 2.1
Particle-1 took 7 min 13 s and $0.056 at list price, Laguna S 2.1 took 2 min 43 s and $0.003 at list price. Particle-1 took 2.7× as long and cost 18× as much.
Particle-1
Particle AI · $0.50/M out · 18 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 dedicated to the repair and restoration of vintage synthesizers. We are engineers, musicians, and collectors who believe these instruments are not museum pieces but tools meant to be played, heard, and trusted on stage or in the studio. Our bench has seen everything from stubborn Moogs and fragile ARP boards to polysynths with corroded traces and keyboards that have traveled too many miles. We approach each repair with patience, documentation, and respect for the original design, while making sensible updates only where reliability demands them. Because we are a small team, you work directly with the person handling your instrument, from the first diagnosis to the final calibration. We also advise on maintenance, source hard-to-find parts, and help you decide when a repair is worthwhile. Patchbay exists to keep old synthesizers making new music.
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
| Particle-1 | Laguna S 2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Particle AI | Poolside |
| Made in | — | France |
| Released | 28 Oct 2026 | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $0.05 | free route (list $0.09/M) |
| Price out, per M tokens | $0.50 | free route (list $0.18/M) |
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | open |
| Hacker News points | 18 | 430 |
| Time for the six prompts | 7 min 13 s | 2 min 43 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.056 | $0.003 |
Laguna S 2.1 was cheaper: $0.053 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. Laguna S 2.1 was faster: 4 min 30 s less in total, and faster on 5 of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.





