MiMo v2.6 Pro vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
MiMo v2.6 Pro took 36 min 46 s and $0.12 at list price, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning took 10 min 9 s and $0.012 at list price. MiMo v2.6 Pro took 3.6× as long and cost 10× as much.
MiMo v2.6 Pro
Xiaomi · $0.87/M out · 169 HN pts
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
NVIDIA · $0.20/M out · free route · 399 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 the repair and restoration of vintage synthesizers. We spend our days with soldering irons and oscilloscopes, coaxing life back into instruments that were built to last and mostly did, until they didn't.
Between us we cover decades of combined experience with analog and early digital circuitry, from the classics of Roland, Korg, Moog, and ARP to the odd, wonderful machines that never made it big. We treat every repair with the same care, whether it's a flagship polysynth or a broken drum machine with a devoted following.
Our workshop sits in the west of the city. You're welcome to visit — bring the instrument, bring the story behind it. We like hearing both.
What we don't know we research, and what we can't source we sometimes fabricate. Nothing gets written off before we've tried.
Patchbay is a three-person studio in Rotterdam devoted to the restoration and repair of vintage synthesizers. We believe analog gear holds a living voice, and our purpose is to safeguard that sound for musicians, collectors, and creators who value authenticity. With hands-on experience in circuitry, voltage calibration, and component preservation, we treat every console, drum machine, or modular voice with meticulous care. Rotterdam’s eclectic artistic community fuels our commitment to keeping analog heritage alive, bridging past technology with present music. Whether rescuing a neglected lab unit or reviving a cherished polysynth, we approach each instrument as a unique piece of musical history, ensuring it performs as intended for years ahead. We love helping artists reconnect with the warmth and character only vintage hardware can offer. Our workshop sits in the heart of the city, where dusty circuit boards meet fresh compositions, and every repaired synth becomes part of a new musical story.
Specs and numbers
| MiMo v2.6 Pro | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Xiaomi | NVIDIA |
| Made in | China | US |
| Released | 21 Sep 2026 | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $0.435 | free route (list $0.07/M) |
| Price out, per M tokens | $0.87 | free route (list $0.20/M) |
| Context | 1,050,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Weights | open | open |
| Hacker News points | 169 | 399 |
| Time for the six prompts | 36 min 46 s | 10 min 9 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.12 | $0.012 |
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning was cheaper: $0.11 less at list price, and less on 5 of the 6 prompts. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning was faster: 26 min 37 s less in total, and faster on 5 of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.





