Beam 1.0 vs Inkling
Beam 1.0 took 2 min 35 s and $0.063 at list price, Inkling took 8 min 30 s and $0.21 at list price. Inkling took 3.3× as long and cost 3.3× as much.
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 repairing vintage synthesizers and keeping electronic instruments alive. We work with analog and digital keyboards, drum machines, and modular systems, restoring worn circuits, replacing fragile components, and returning each machine to reliable musical use. Our small team combines careful technical work with genuine respect for the instruments that shaped decades of music. Whether an instrument needs a routine service, a difficult diagnosis, or a full restoration, we approach it with patience, clear communication, and attention to detail. We believe these machines are not just equipment; they are tools with history, character, and sound worth preserving. Based in Rotterdam, we serve musicians, collectors, and studios who want their gear maintained properly and played again. At Patchbay, every repair is treated as a collaboration between craft and music, ensuring that classic synthesizers continue to inspire new sounds for years to come.
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.
Specs and numbers
| Beam 1.0 | Inkling | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Reflection AI | Thinking Machines |
| Made in | US | US |
| Released | 16 Oct 2026 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $0.25 | free route (list $1.00/M) |
| Price out, per M tokens | $1.00 | free route (list $4.05/M) |
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 524,288 tokens |
| Weights | open | open |
| Hacker News points | — | 4 |
| Time for the six prompts | 2 min 35 s | 8 min 30 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.063 | $0.21 |
Beam 1.0 was cheaper: $0.15 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. Beam 1.0 was faster: 5 min 55 s less in total, and faster on each of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.
Rebuild this screen experiment: Inkling's rebuild matched the screenshot at 51%; Beam 1.0 was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: Inkling's game passed 5 of 5 checks; Beam 1.0 was not in it.