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Particle-1 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash

6 prompts both ran·Specs and numbers·Change models

Particle-1 took 7 min 13 s and $0.056 at list price, Gemini 3.8 Flash took 8 min 33 s and $0.32 at list price. Gemini 3.8 Flash took 1.2× as long and cost 5.7× as much.

Particle-1

Particle AI · $0.50/M out · 17 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

Particle-1's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

Particle-1

19 s$0.00612k tokensAPI
Gemini 3.8 Flash's SVG for the "Pelican riding a bicycle" prompt

Gemini 3.8 Flash

89 s$0.06115k 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 Particle-1's page for the "Wristwatch that shows the current time" prompt

Particle-1

2 min$0.01021k tokensAPI
Still of Gemini 3.8 Flash's page for the "Wristwatch that shows the current time" prompt

Gemini 3.8 Flash

84 s$0.04611k 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 Particle-1's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

Particle-1

2 min 19 s$0.01733k tokensAPI
Still of Gemini 3.8 Flash's page for the "Landing page for a cargo bike workshop" prompt

Gemini 3.8 Flash

2 min 57 s$0.1229k 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 Particle-1's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

Particle-1

2 min 10 s$0.01531k tokensAPI
Still of Gemini 3.8 Flash's page for the "Playable Breakout" prompt

Gemini 3.8 Flash

81 s$0.05714k tokensAPI

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

Particle-1's SVG for the "Bookshop logo" prompt

Particle-1

23 s$0.00815k tokensAPI
Gemini 3.8 Flash's SVG for the "Bookshop logo" prompt

Gemini 3.8 Flash

70 s$0.0368.8k 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 three-person studio in Rotterdam dedicated to the repair and restoration of vintage synthesizers. We are engineers, musicians, and collectors who believe these instruments are not museum pieces but tools meant to be played, heard, and trusted on stage or in the studio. Our bench has seen everything from stubborn Moogs and fragile ARP boards to polysynths with corroded traces and keyboards that have traveled too many miles. We approach each repair with patience, documentation, and respect for the original design, while making sensible updates only where reliability demands them. Because we are a small team, you work directly with the person handling your instrument, from the first diagnosis to the final calibration. We also advise on maintenance, source hard-to-find parts, and help you decide when a repair is worthwhile. Patchbay exists to keep old synthesizers making new music.

Particle-1

3 s<$0.001866 tokensAPI

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.

Gemini 3.8 Flash

13 s$0.003811 tokensAPI

Specs and numbers

Particle-1Gemini 3.8 Flash
MakerParticle AIGoogle
Made in—US
Released28 Oct 20262 Sep 2026
Price in, per M tokens$0.05$0.825
Price out, per M tokens$0.50$4.13
Context1,048,576 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Weightsclosedclosed
Hacker News points171,293
Time for the six prompts7 min 13 s8 min 33 s
List price of the six prompts$0.056$0.32

Particle-1 was cheaper: $0.27 less at list price, and less on each of the 6 prompts. Particle-1 was faster: 79 s less in total, and faster on 4 of the 6 prompts.

In the recording, both Breakout games play.

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