GPT-6.1 Terra vs Laguna S 2.1
GPT-6.1 Terra took 5 min 29 s and $0.15 at list price, Laguna S 2.1 took 2 min 43 s and $0.003 at list price. GPT-6.1 Terra took 2.0× as long and cost 47× as much.
GPT-6.1 Terra
OpenAI · $5.00/M out · 721 HN pts
Laguna S 2.1
Poolside · $0.18/M out · free route · 430 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, dedicated to repairing vintage synthesizers and keeping them in use.
Old instruments have a way of becoming familiar: the feel of a key, the response of a filter, the particular sound a circuit makes when it’s working as it should. When something goes wrong, we take the time to understand both the fault and the instrument around it. We work carefully, preserving original parts wherever practical and making repairs with the long term in mind.
Our studio brings together a shared interest in electronics, sound and the machines that connect them. Whether a synthesizer has a stubborn key, a noisy output or has been silent for years, we’re interested in finding a way forward.
We work with musicians, collectors and anyone who wants to hear an old instrument come to life again. If you have a synth that needs attention, we’d be glad to hear about it.
Patchbay is een drie personen studio in Rotterdam die zich specialiseert in het repareren van vintage synthesizers. Onze missie is om de magie van klassieke elektronische instrumenten levendig te houden en te delen met een nieuwe generatie makers en musicians.
Gestart door twee ervaren technici en een ontwerper, combineren wij technische precisie met een diep begrip van elektronische muziekgeschiedenis. Wij geloven dat elk oud apparaat een verhaal heeft en een unieke klank die bijdragen aan de creatieve processen van artiesten.
Onze aanpak is zorgvuldig en respectvol. Elk apparaat wordt met de grootste zorg behandeld, met gebruik van oorspronkelijke onderdelen wanneer mogelijk en moderne technieken wanneer nodig. We streven altijd naar een perfecte balans tussen authenticiteit en betrouwbaarheid.
Of je nu een geliefde vintage synth moet repareren of hulp nodig hebt bij het onderhouden van je collectie, Patchbay staat klaar om je instrumenten weer in geluid te brengen. Neem contact op voor een consult; wij kijken uit naar het horen van je project.
Specs and numbers
| GPT-6.1 Terra | Laguna S 2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Poolside |
| Made in | US | France |
| Released | 26 Oct 2026 | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $1.00 | free route (list $0.09/M) |
| Price out, per M tokens | $5.00 | free route (list $0.18/M) |
| Context | 1,050,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | open |
| Hacker News points | 721 | 430 |
| Time for the six prompts | 5 min 29 s | 2 min 43 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.15 | $0.003 |
Laguna S 2.1 was cheaper: $0.14 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. Laguna S 2.1 was faster: 2 min 46 s less in total, and faster on each of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.
Rebuild this screen experiment: GPT-6.1 Terra's rebuild matched the screenshot at 95%; Laguna S 2.1 was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: GPT-6.1 Terra's game passed 5 of 5 checks; Laguna S 2.1 was not in it.