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Muse Spark Open vs Step 5 Preview

6 prompts both ran·Specs and numbers·Change models

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

Muse Spark Open's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

Muse Spark Open

81 s$0.0389.0k tokensAPI
Step 5 Preview's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

Step 5 Preview

32 s$0.0196.9k tokensAPI

Watch

Draw a mechanical wristwatch that shows the current local time, with a sweeping seconds hand and a date window. Make it look expensive.

Still of Muse Spark Open's page for the "Wristwatch that shows the current time" prompt

Muse Spark Open

43 s$0.05212k tokensAPI
Still of Step 5 Preview's page for the "Wristwatch that shows the current time" prompt

Step 5 Preview

22 s$0.0134.9k tokensAPI

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.

Still of Muse Spark Open's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

Muse Spark Open

4 min 12 s$0.08720k tokensAPI
Still of Step 5 Preview's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

Step 5 Preview

4 min 7 s$0.1453k tokensAPI

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.

Still of Muse Spark Open's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

Muse Spark Open

2 min 40 s$0.06916k tokensAPI
Still of Step 5 Preview's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

Step 5 Preview

1 min 55 s$0.06825k tokensAPI

Design a logo for Night Heron, an independent bookshop that only opens after dark.

Muse Spark Open's SVG for the "Bookshop logo" prompt

Muse Spark Open

37 s$0.0378.7k tokensAPI
Step 5 Preview's SVG for the "Bookshop logo" prompt

Step 5 Preview

3 min 41 s$0.08431k tokensAPI

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.

Muse Spark Open

4 s$0.0051.0k tokensAPI

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.

Step 5 Preview

7 s$0.003919 tokensAPI

Specs and numbers

Muse Spark OpenStep 5 Preview
MakerMetaStepFun
Made inUSChina
Released15 Oct 20268 Oct 2026
Price in, per M tokens$1.25$1.00
Price out, per M tokens$4.25$2.70
Context1,048,576 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Weightsopenopen
Hacker News points1,383155
Time for the six prompts9 min 38 s10 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.

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