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Xing 4.0 vs GLM 5.3 Flash

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Xing 4.0 took 25 min 32 s and was free at list price, GLM 5.3 Flash took 56 min 30 s and $0.036 at list price. GLM 5.3 Flash took 2.2× as long.

Xing 4.0

XingChen · free route

GLM 5.3 Flash

Z.ai · $0.148/M out · 1,329 HN pts

Pelican

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Xing 4.0's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

Xing 4.0

1 min 42 sfree7.5k tokensAPI
GLM 5.3 Flash's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

GLM 5.3 Flash

2 min 23 s$0.0019.9k tokensAPI

Watch

Draw a mechanical wristwatch that shows the current local time, with a sweeping seconds hand and a date window. Make it look expensive.

Still of Xing 4.0's page for the "Wristwatch that shows the current time" prompt

Xing 4.0

7 min 41 sfree30k tokensAPI
Still of GLM 5.3 Flash's page for the "Wristwatch that shows the current time" prompt

GLM 5.3 Flash

17 min 21 s$0.01069k 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 Xing 4.0's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

Blank first frame. Press Run.

Xing 4.0

4 min 2 sfree19k tokensAPI
Still of GLM 5.3 Flash's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

GLM 5.3 Flash

22 min 43 s$0.01498k 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 Xing 4.0's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

Xing 4.0

11 min 5 sfree43k tokensAPI
Still of GLM 5.3 Flash's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

GLM 5.3 Flash

13 min 57 s$0.01065k 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 compact, three-person workshop rooted in the dynamic streets of Rotterdam, born from a shared reverence for analog sound. Our team shares an unwavering dedication to vintage synthesizers, viewing each oscillator, filter, and routing cable as a vital piece of sonic history waiting to be restored. Whether diagnosing a failing voltage regulator or carefully retrofitting obsolete components, we take immense pride in bringing classic instruments back to their full potential. In our studio, repairing isn't just a technical service—it is a shared passion among friends who believe the past deserves to keep playing. We meticulously diagnose and revive legacy synths, ensuring the iconic sounds of yesterday continue shaping today’s electronic music. Bring us your dented, broken machines, and let us help you reconnect them with the rich, unmistakable sounds they were always meant to make. Every patch, every knob, every fleeting tone depends on the work we do here.

Xing 4.0

63 sfree6.8k tokensAPI

Patchbay began the way most repair shops do: with a broken synth, a stubborn owner, and a soldering iron that refused to stay idle. We're three people—Joris, Marit, and Tomas—working out of a small workshop on the back streets of Rotterdam-Noord, surrounded by oscilloscopes, spare parts, and instruments that sometimes arrive in worse condition than their owners admit.

Between us, we've spent decades repairing and restoring vintage synthesizers: Rolands, Moogs, Korgs, Yamahas, and machines whose manuals were never written in the first place. We don't sell anything. We fix things. That focus keeps us honest and keeps the work slow, careful, and done properly.

We believe old instruments deserve to keep making music, not gather dust in attics or fetch prices only collectors can pay. Whether it's a cracked keybed, a dying power supply, or a voice that's gone quiet, we'd like to help bring it back.

GLM 5.3 Flash

6 s<$0.001414 tokensAPI

Specs and numbers

Xing 4.0GLM 5.3 Flash
MakerXingChenZ.ai
Made inChinaChina
Released16 Oct 202626 Aug 2026
Price in, per M tokensfree route (list $0/M)$0.016
Price out, per M tokensfree route (list $0/M)$0.148
Context262,144 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Weightsopenopen
Hacker News points—1,329
Time for the five prompts25 min 32 s56 min 30 s
List price of the five promptsfree$0.036

Xing 4.0 was free at list price; GLM 5.3 Flash cost $0.036. Xing 4.0 was faster: 30 min 58 s less in total, and faster on 4 of the 5 prompts.

In the recording, both Breakout games play. Xing 4.0's landing page showed a blank first frame when the still was taken. Xing 4.0 has no logo: doesn’t draw (an SVG file without the SVG namespace, which browsers draw as an empty box).

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