GPT-6.1 Terra vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
GPT-6.1 Terra took 5 min 29 s and $0.15 at list price, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL took 6 min 39 s and $0.035 at list price. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL took 1.2× as long, and GPT-6.1 Terra cost 4.2× as much.
GPT-6.1 Terra
OpenAI · $5.00/M out · 706 HN pts
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
NVIDIA · $0.50/M out · free route · 11 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 a three-person studio in Rotterdam dedicated to bringing vintage synthesizers back to life. We started with a shared obsession for the circuits, keyboards, and sonic quirks of the instruments that shaped electronic music, and we turned that obsession into a careful, hands-on repair practice. Every synth that comes through our door is treated as its own project—diagnosed by ear, opened with care, and restored using a mix of original components and thoughtful modern solutions where needed. We work with collectors, studios, and musicians who value the character of older gear and want it to keep sounding its best. Based in Rotterdam, we combine technical precision with a deep respect for the history inside every chassis. At Patchbay, repairing isn’t just about getting a machine working again; it’s about preserving the voice of an instrument and keeping it ready for the next recording, performance, or moment of inspiration.
Specs and numbers
| GPT-6.1 Terra | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | NVIDIA |
| Made in | US | US |
| Released | 26 Oct 2026 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $1.00 | free route (list $0.15/M) |
| Price out, per M tokens | $5.00 | free route (list $0.50/M) |
| Context | 1,050,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | open |
| Hacker News points | 706 | 11 |
| Time for the six prompts | 5 min 29 s | 6 min 39 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.15 | $0.035 |
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL was cheaper: $0.11 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. GPT-6.1 Terra was faster: 70 s less in total, and faster on 5 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%; Nemotron 3.5 Super VL was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: GPT-6.1 Terra's game passed 5 of 5 checks; Nemotron 3.5 Super VL was not in it.