LFM2.5-24B-A2B vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
LFM2.5-24B-A2B took 57 s and $0.020 at list price, Gemini 3.8 Flash took 7 min 9 s and $0.28 at list price. Gemini 3.8 Flash took 7.6× as long and cost 14× as much.
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
LiquidAI · $0.70/M out · 292 HN pts
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google · $4.13/M out · 1,293 HN pts
Pelican
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
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 small, three‑person studio in Rotterdam dedicated to bringing vintage synthesizers back to life. Founded by longtime gear enthusiasts, we combine hands‑on craftsmanship with a deep knowledge of analog electronics to restore, calibrate, and enhance instruments that have been out of tune for decades. Our workshop is a place where old circuitry meets modern precision, and where each repair is treated as a chance to learn something new about the machines we love. We work closely with musicians, collectors, and repair shops across the Netherlands, offering personalized service that respects the history and character of each instrument. By preserving the sonic quirks of classic synths, we help artists keep the sounds that shaped electronic music alive today. At Patchbay, the goal is simple: keep the past humming and give it a future. Our three‑person team blends electronics expertise, music production insight, and meticulous restoration craft.
Tucked away in Rotterdam, Patchbay is a three-person repair studio dedicated to the preservation and revival of vintage synthesizers. We believe that classic instruments are living machines rather than museum relics—tools built to inspire, create, and be played loud. Between the three of us, we combine decades of experience in electronics engineering, sound design, and meticulous craftsmanship. Whether tracking down elusive voice chips for an eighties polyphonic giant, rebuilding power supplies, or recalibrating the drift on a cantankerous monophonic circuit from the seventies, we treat every piece of gear with obsessive attention to detail. Our workbench is built on a deep respect for historical engineering and a refusal to cut corners. For musicians, producers, and collectors across the Netherlands and beyond, Patchbay is where forgotten circuits find their current again, keeping the tactile soul of analog synthesis alive and resonant.
Specs and numbers
| LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Gemini 3.8 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | LiquidAI | |
| Made in | US | US |
| Released | 13 Oct 2026 | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $0.05 | $0.825 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $0.70 | $4.13 |
| Context | 128,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | open | closed |
| Hacker News points | 292 | 1,293 |
| Time for the five prompts | 57 s | 7 min 9 s |
| List price of the five prompts | $0.020 | $0.28 |
LFM2.5-24B-A2B was cheaper: $0.26 less at list price, and less on each of the 5 prompts. LFM2.5-24B-A2B was faster: 6 min 13 s less in total, and faster on each of the 5 prompts.
In the recording, LFM2.5-24B-A2B's Breakout game stopped painting; Gemini 3.8 Flash's plays. LFM2.5-24B-A2B's landing page was cut off at the output limit (8,192 tokens). LFM2.5-24B-A2B's Breakout game was cut off at the output limit (8,192 tokens). LFM2.5-24B-A2B has no watch: no file after 2 runs, used all 8,192 output tokens.



