Gemini 4 Hydrogen vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Gemini 4 Hydrogen took 8 min 39 s and $0.60 at list price, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash took 9 min 16 s and $0.15 at list price. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash took 1.1× as long, and Gemini 4 Hydrogen cost 4.0× as much.
Gemini 4 Hydrogen
Google · $7.50/M out · 168 HN pts
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek · $1.20/M out · 1,482 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.
In a quiet corner of Rotterdam, surrounded by the scent of warm solder and the hum of calibrated oscillators, Patchbay brings classic electronic instruments back to life. We are a three-person studio united by an obsession with vintage synthesizers and the belief that these machines belong under musicians' hands, not gathering dust in storage.
Every synthesizer that crosses our workbench carries decades of history, along with brittle capacitors, worn contacts, and drifting tuning. Whether we are facing a temperamental analog polysynth from the seventies or an early digital classic, we approach each repair with patience and precision. We do not believe in quick fixes. Instead, we study original schematics, source elusive components, and meticulously restore every circuit, keybed, and fader until the instrument plays as reliably as the day it was built. Patchbay exists to keep these irreplaceable voices singing for the next generation of artists.
Patchbay is a three-person studio in Rotterdam dedicated to the care, repair, and resurrection of vintage synthesizers. We started in a small workshop near the Maas, surrounded by oscillators, patch cables, and service manuals, because these instruments deserve more than dusty shelves and hasty fixes. Between us, we have decades of experience in electronics, sound design, and restoration, but we approach every machine with the same curiosity: listen first, trace the signal, understand the history, then bring it back to life. Whether it's a crackly filter, a dead voice card, a drifting oscillator, or a power supply that needs rebuilding, we work carefully, honestly, and with respect for original character. We also advise on maintenance, calibrate tuning and envelopes, and source hard-to-find parts when possible. At Patchbay, repair isn't just about making sound again. It's about keeping these instruments making music for decades to come.
Specs and numbers
| Gemini 4 Hydrogen | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | |
| Made in | US | China |
| Released | 12 Nov 2026 | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $1.50 | $0.30 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $7.50 | $1.20 |
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | open |
| Hacker News points | 168 | 1,482 |
| Time for the six prompts | 8 min 39 s | 9 min 16 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.60 | $0.15 |
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash was cheaper: $0.45 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. Gemini 4 Hydrogen was faster: 37 s less in total, and faster on 2 of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.





