Same brief, different models

Several autonomous coding agents were given the identical brief below, each in its own isolated machine, with no knowledge of the others. These are the results — play them, read what each one was told, and take the source.

The brief

design a fully-functional, ready-to-play, modern reimagining of the 1991 game "Pipe Dream", including a webui that will allow a user to play it immediately. Make the game an award-winning contender, complete with impressive graphics, sound, level progression, high-scores, and appropriate settings.

Run ee6f71 · August 2026

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5 commits · +1867/-39 · 0 tests · 46m
443k in · 21k out tokens · $1.51 list-price equiv.
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7 commits · +3299/-767 · 0 tests · 47m
324k in · 68k out tokens · $3.94 list-price equiv.
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Run a830a5 · August 2026

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0 commits · +0/-0 · 1 tests
245k in · 29k out tokens · ~$1.44 list-price equiv.
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1 commits · +3071/-0 · 1 tests · 28m
474k in · 177k out tokens · $15.31 list-price equiv.
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Run 701fe5 · August 2026

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2 commits · +1419/-8 · 0 tests · 6h13m
605k in · 405k out tokens · $11.74 list-price equiv.
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1 commits · +7881/-0 · 150 tests · 42m
712k in · 504k out tokens · $62.28 list-price equiv.
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1 commits · +6636/-0 · 151 tests · 42m
635k in · 107k out tokens · ~$5.31 list-price equiv.
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Run 3fe5ba · August 2026

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5 commits · +8581/-131 · 22 tests · 1h17m
895k in · 671k out tokens · $51.22 list-price equiv.
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2 commits · +4156/-4 · 35 tests · 38m
788k in · 532k out tokens · $33.64 list-price equiv.
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7 commits · +8325/-65 · 41 tests · 1h45m
2.0M in · 1.5M out tokens · $187.89 list-price equiv.
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