Kimi K3.1 Pro vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Kimi K3.1 Pro took 32 min 17 s and $1.27 at list price, MiniMax M3.1 Flash took 23 min 37 s and $0.095 at list price. Kimi K3.1 Pro took 1.4× as long and cost 13× as much.
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Moonshot AI · $10.00/M out · 1,168 HN pts
MiniMax M3.1 Flash
MiniMax · $0.60/M out · 550 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 keeping vintage synthesizers alive, playable, and full of character. We work on instruments that have spent decades in studios, bedrooms, and tour cases, and we believe each one deserves more than a quick fix. From drifting oscillators and noisy sliders to tired keybeds and mysterious faults, we take the time to listen, diagnose, and repair with care.
Our approach combines patient troubleshooting, period-correct components where possible, and a deep respect for the original sound. We do not believe in erasing an instrument’s history; we preserve the quirks that make it worth loving. Whether your synthesizer needs a full overhaul or a little help getting back on stage, you will always know who is working on it and why. Patchbay exists for the joy of switching on an old machine and hearing it come back to life.
Patchbay is a three-person studio in Rotterdam dedicated to bringing vintage synthesizers back to life. We repair analog and digital instruments that shaped the sound of music, from classic drum machines and polyphonic synths to quirky, characterful machines that rarely leave a musician’s side. Our work combines technical knowledge with respect for each instrument’s history, because a synth is more than a circuit board: it carries the decisions, compromises, and personality of its original design.
We diagnose faults, restore unreliable voices, and carefully service aging components without erasing the character that made an instrument worth keeping. Whether a machine has been silent for years or simply needs a thoughtful tune-up, we treat every repair as a careful act of restoration.
Based in Rotterdam, Patchbay works with musicians, studios, collectors, and anyone who believes electronic instruments deserve another chapter. We restore them to sound as they should, preserving the details that make each one unique.
Specs and numbers
| Kimi K3.1 Pro | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Moonshot AI | MiniMax |
| Made in | China | China |
| Released | 23 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $2.00 | $0.15 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $10.00 | $0.60 |
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | closed | open |
| Hacker News points | 1,168 | 550 |
| Time for the six prompts | 32 min 17 s | 23 min 37 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $1.27 | $0.095 |
MiniMax M3.1 Flash was cheaper: $1.17 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. MiniMax M3.1 Flash was faster: 8 min 40 s less in total, and faster on 5 of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.
Rebuild this screen experiment: Kimi K3.1 Pro's rebuild matched the screenshot at 87%, MiniMax M3.1 Flash's 78%. Tea Garden experiment: Kimi K3.1 Pro's game passed 5 of 5 checks, MiniMax M3.1 Flash's 5 of 5.