Step 5 Preview vs MiMo v2.6 Flash
Step 5 Preview took 10 min 44 s and $0.33 at list price, MiMo v2.6 Flash took 24 min 20 s and $0.040 at list price. MiMo v2.6 Flash took 2.3× as long, and Step 5 Preview cost 8.1× as much.
Step 5 Preview
StepFun · $2.70/M out · 155 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 workshop based in Rotterdam, dedicated to keeping vintage synthesizers alive and playable. We are technicians, musicians, and obsessive tinkerers who believe that classic analog instruments deserve better than silence. From temperamental Jupiter-8s to worn-out ARP Odysseys, we restore, repair, and maintain the machines that shaped the sound of modern music. Every repair starts with listening—both to the instrument and to the person who plays it. Whether you are chasing a rare fault, need a full calibration, or simply want your old synth to feel new again, our bench is open. We understand that no two synthesizers arrive with the same story, and we treat each circuit, slider, and key with the care its history deserves. At Patchbay, we are here to make sure the sounds of tomorrow are built on those that came before.
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
| Step 5 Preview | MiMo v2.6 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | StepFun | Xiaomi |
| Made in | China | China |
| Released | 8 Oct 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $1.00 | $0.14 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $2.70 | $0.28 |
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,050,000 tokens |
| Weights | open | open |
| Hacker News points | 155 | 5 |
| Time for the six prompts | 10 min 44 s | 24 min 20 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.33 | $0.040 |
MiMo v2.6 Flash was cheaper: $0.29 less at list price, and less on 5 of the 6 prompts. Step 5 Preview was faster: 13 min 36 s less in total, and faster on 4 of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, Step 5 Preview's Breakout game plays; MiMo v2.6 Flash's stopped painting.





