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Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by simonw on Friday September 04, 2026 @09:02PM (#49572026)
For the moment the best place to see them all is to browse the tag on my blog - 140 posts now! https://simonwillison.net/tags/pelican-riding-a-bicycle/

I'm running out of excuses not to build a proper comparison site though. Maybe I'll have Astra do rhat.

Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by bahmboo on Saturday September 05, 2026 @12:03AM (#49572964)
Would be great to spend some money (other people's money) on paying some illustrators and artists to do the same for comparison. It could be straight images converted to SVG or direct vector graphics.
Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by Gander5739 on Saturday September 05, 2026 @02:59AM (#49573862)
Doesn't that somewhat miss the point? The models can't see and check their work, for instance.
Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by bahmboo on Saturday September 05, 2026 @04:02AM (#49574228)
I'm not clear what you are saying. I am curious about what humans can do in the same context. It's becoming a standard I think for some tasks. E.g. how does a Gen AI stack up against a human in quality and "cost". Perhaps I'm missing what you are asking.
Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by spockz on Saturday September 05, 2026 @06:55AM (#49575287)
They can. Ask them to generate SVG , call a renderer and let them inspect the bitmap/png. They can learn about it.
Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by Gander5739 on Saturday September 05, 2026 @10:17AM (#49576727)
They can, but for this specifc test, they don't. It's a oneshot with no feedback.
Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by WarmWash on Saturday September 05, 2026 @10:35AM (#49576939)
Technically you would pay programmers to write SVG code with no visual feedback if you want a straight 1:1 comparison.
Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by bahmboo on Saturday September 05, 2026 @03:54PM (#49580096)
Kinda. It's the difference between measuring the end product vs how it's made.
Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by xfax on Saturday September 05, 2026 @10:33AM (#49576895)
FWIW, I had Astra do it as you suggested: https://pelican-model-gallery.alienfluid.chatgpt.site

I used Light mode and it used up all my limits for the day and had to continue the following day.

Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by CamperBob2 on Saturday September 05, 2026 @02:30PM (#49579314)
This is great! I can see some of the more abstract ones ending up on the wall at SF-MoMA.

Missing GLM-5.3, though.

Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by carljungslabtek on Sunday September 06, 2026 @02:20PM (#49589293)
The GLM 5.1 one where the pelican is missing because it’s broken would be a great candidate. “A pelican enjoying a sunny ride!” is very “this is not a pipe”
Re:GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter by jostylr on Saturday September 05, 2026 @02:21PM (#49579231)
You could also have it create a viewer competition selection; show two images without attribution and let the use select which one. Could be cool to see the wisdom of the crowds; could also have price ranges to have subcategories. I bet Astra could do that in a half hour.

Loving the pelican silliness. My ChatGPT is over the moon about it. Gonna miss it when it really is done. Though maybe a pelican riding a bike game could become the benchmark in a year.