GPT-6 Luna vs Laguna S 2.1
GPT-6 Luna took 4 min 43 s and $0.017 at list price, Laguna S 2.1 took 2 min 43 s and $0.003 at list price. GPT-6 Luna took 1.7× as long and cost 5.3× as much.
GPT-6 Luna
OpenAI · $0.50/M out · 24 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 devoted to repairing vintage synthesizers. We work with instruments that have been played, carried, opened up, and passed from one owner to the next. Each arrives with its own history and its own set of quirks, so we begin by listening carefully and tracing the problem before reaching for a fix.
Our work ranges from straightforward maintenance to deeper electronic repairs. We clean, test, diagnose, and restore with the aim of making a synthesizer reliable again while respecting the design that gives it its voice. When a repair calls for a replacement part, we look for a solution that fits the instrument rather than treating it as disposable.
Patchbay is run by three people who share a curiosity about how these machines work and a respect for the sounds they make. We believe a well-cared-for synthesizer has plenty more music in it, and we’re here to help it find its way back into someone’s hands.
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 Luna | Laguna S 2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Poolside |
| Made in | US | France |
| Released | 22 Sep 2026 | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $0.10 | free route (list $0.09/M) |
| Price out, per M tokens | $0.50 | free route (list $0.18/M) |
| Context | 1,050,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | open |
| Hacker News points | 24 | 430 |
| Time for the six prompts | 4 min 43 s | 2 min 43 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.017 | $0.003 |
Laguna S 2.1 was cheaper: $0.014 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. Laguna S 2.1 was faster: 2 min less in total, and faster on 5 of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.