ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 vs Mistral Large 4
ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 took 50 min 46 s and $1.26 at list price, Mistral Large 4 took 49 min 14 s and $0.58 at list price. Both took about as long, and ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 cost 2.2× as much.
ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0
Baidu · $3.94/M out
Mistral Large 4
Mistral · $2.10/M out · 4,717 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 | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Baidu | Mistral |
| Made in | — | France |
| Released | 10 Nov 2026 | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $1.13 | $0.70 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $3.94 | $2.10 |
| Context | 1,024,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | open |
| Hacker News points | — | 4,717 |
| Time for the four prompts | 50 min 46 s | 49 min 14 s |
| List price of the four prompts | $1.26 | $0.58 |
Mistral Large 4 was cheaper: $0.68 less at list price, and less on each of the 4 prompts. Both took about as long in total, and each was faster on 2 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.
Rebuild this screen experiment: Mistral Large 4's rebuild matched the screenshot at 46%; ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: Mistral Large 4's game passed 2 of 5 checks; ERNIE-Light-DT-1.0 was not in it.