ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 took 50 min 46 s and $1.26 at list price, Gemini 3.8 Flash took 6 min 56 s and $0.27 at list price. ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 took 7.3× as long and cost 4.6× as much.
ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0
Baidu · $3.94/M out
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google · $4.13/M out · 1,293 HN pts
Pelican
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
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.
Specs and numbers
| ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 | Gemini 3.8 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Baidu | |
| Made in | — | US |
| Released | 10 Nov 2026 | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $1.13 | $0.825 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $3.94 | $4.13 |
| Context | 1,024,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | closed |
| Hacker News points | — | 1,293 |
| Time for the four prompts | 50 min 46 s | 6 min 56 s |
| List price of the four prompts | $1.26 | $0.27 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash was cheaper: $0.99 less at list price, and less on each of the 4 prompts. Gemini 3.8 Flash was faster: 43 min 49 s less in total, and faster on each of the 4 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play. ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 has no watch: not run yet. ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 has no About page: not run yet.