Muse Spark Open vs Step 5 Preview
Muse Spark Open took 9 min 38 s and $0.29 at list price, Step 5 Preview took 10 min 44 s and $0.33 at list price. Step 5 Preview took 1.1× as long and cost 1.1× as much.
Muse Spark Open
Meta · $4.25/M out · 1,383 HN pts
Step 5 Preview
StepFun · $2.70/M out · 155 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 small studio in Rotterdam where vintage synthesizers come back to life. We are three technicians, musicians and longtime collectors who have spent the last decade trading schematics, hunting spare parts, and learning the quirks of every oscillator and filter that has passed through our hands.
What started as helping friends keep their Junos and ARPs in tune has grown into a dedicated workshop in the north of the city. We repair, restore and service instruments from the sixties to the early nineties, from well-known classics to rare prototypes that barely left the factory.
We believe these machines are more than equipment. They carry histories, imperfections and sounds that cannot be replaced. Our job is to respect that character while making sure each instrument is reliable, playable, and ready for another lifetime of music.
Patchbay is a three-person workshop based in Rotterdam, dedicated to keeping vintage synthesizers alive and playable. We are technicians, musicians, and obsessive tinkerers who believe that classic analog instruments deserve better than silence. From temperamental Jupiter-8s to worn-out ARP Odysseys, we restore, repair, and maintain the machines that shaped the sound of modern music. Every repair starts with listening—both to the instrument and to the person who plays it. Whether you are chasing a rare fault, need a full calibration, or simply want your old synth to feel new again, our bench is open. We understand that no two synthesizers arrive with the same story, and we treat each circuit, slider, and key with the care its history deserves. At Patchbay, we are here to make sure the sounds of tomorrow are built on those that came before.
Specs and numbers
| Muse Spark Open | Step 5 Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | StepFun |
| Made in | US | China |
| Released | 15 Oct 2026 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Price in, per M tokens | $1.25 | $1.00 |
| Price out, per M tokens | $4.25 | $2.70 |
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Weights | open | open |
| Hacker News points | 1,383 | 155 |
| Time for the six prompts | 9 min 38 s | 10 min 44 s |
| List price of the six prompts | $0.29 | $0.33 |
Muse Spark Open was cheaper: $0.042 less at list price, and less on 2 of the 6 prompts. Muse Spark Open was faster: 66 s less in total, and faster on 2 of the 6 prompts.
In the recording, both Breakout games play.
Rebuild this screen experiment: Muse Spark Open's rebuild matched the screenshot at 53%; Step 5 Preview was not in it. Tea Garden experiment: Muse Spark Open's game passed 5 of 5 checks; Step 5 Preview was not in it.





