GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal vs MiniMax M3
GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal took 45 min 14 s and $0.42 at list price, MiniMax M3 took 33 min 3 s and $0.21 at list price. GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal took 1.4× as long and cost 2.0× as much.
GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal
Z.ai · $1.25/M out
MiniMax M3
MiniMax · $1.20/M out · 144 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.
Patchbay is a three-person studio in Rotterdam devoted to the repair and restoration of vintage synthesizers. We work on the machines that shaped the sound of the last fifty years — Roland, Moog, Yamaha, Korg, EMS, and the rest — from the rare and legendary to the well-loved and well-worn.
We started the studio because these instruments matter. They were built to be repaired, with discrete components, schematics, and construction that reward patience and care. Somewhere along the way, that way of making things fell out of fashion. We think it's worth keeping alive.
Every synthesizer that comes through our door is treated the same way: carefully diagnosed, honestly assessed, and repaired with respect for its original character. No unnecessary modifications, no shortcuts that compromise the instrument. Whether it's a failed voice chip, a dead key, or years of dust and neglect, our job is to put the machine back in the hands of the people who play it.
Patchbay began in a cluttered apartment in Rotterdam, where three friends spent weekends coaxing old synthesizers back to life. What started as a shared obsession quickly outgrew the living room. In 2016, we opened our first proper workshop in a converted warehouse on the south side of the city, and we have been soldering, calibrating, and listening closely ever since.
We are a small team of three. Niels handles the analog work, coaxing warm tones from aging oscillators and reluctant filters. Marijn focuses on digital systems and the occasional stubborn MIDI quirk. Sanna manages restorations, sourcing rare components and keeping long projects on track. Between us, we have decades of experience with the machines that shaped electronic music.
Every synth that passes through our doors carries decades of sound inside it. Our job is to make sure that story continues.
Specs and numbers
| GLM 5.3 FlashX Legal | MiniMax M3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Z.ai | MiniMax |
| Made in | China | China |
| Released | 2 Nov 2026 | 31 May 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $0.37 | $0.30 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $1.25 | $1.20 |
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | open |
| Hacker News points | — | 144 |
| Time for the six prompts | 45 min 14 s | 33 min 3 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.42 | $0.21 |
MiniMax M3 was cheaper: $0.21 less at list price, and less on 5 of the 6 prompts. MiniMax M3 was faster: 12 min 11 s less in total, and faster on 3 of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.