Image generation API compared: 11 models, the same 3 prompts, real outputsGPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Qwen Image, FLUX, SDXL Turbo and more on the same three prompts: text rendering, composition, latency and price per image.9 min read·xiunxiao.hashnode.dev8h ago
Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed vs Pro: we measured the real speedupSame model, twice the price. Highspeed generated text 2 to 3x faster but did not start sooner; a coding agent finished 2.5x faster for 1.5x the cost.9 min read·xiunxiao.hashnode.dev8h ago
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Claude Haiku 5.5: a 17-task benchmark of the two cheapest tiersThe two cheapest tiers on the same 17 coding, extraction and reasoning tasks, three runs each: pass rate, latency and cost per 1,000 tasks.6 min read·xiunxiao.hashnode.dev8h ago
Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Sol for coding agentsSame coding agent, six tasks with hidden tests, two runs per model. Both passed every test; Opus took about half the time at about the same cost.10 min read·xiunxiao.hashnode.dev8h ago
Gemini 4 Argon vs Claude Opus 5.5 for coding agentsSame coding agent, six tasks with hidden tests, two runs per model. Both passed every test; Gemini took 1.6x as long and cost 1.5x as much per task.10 min read·xiunxiao.hashnode.dev8h ago