Prompt Receipts

Prompts for making things with Claude Code. Copy one, run it, and tell us how it went. Browse every receipt.

Can someone make the same thing from your receipt? We tested it: with the receipt and a picture of what it made, 15 runs of 15 made the same thing.

More prompts, each run on the same 7 models, by what they make: audio · interactive · 3D · generative · motion · type and text · game art · web effects · print and craft · images · video.

1. Pigeon postman comic

A three-panel comic page, drawn as a finished image file, about a pigeon who's convinced he's the town postman, for the kids' corner of our local newsletter.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: a full page with captions and speech bubbles

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
a full page with captions and speech bubbles
$0.80 · 4 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
16 turns, 8 shell commands · tokens in 439k (402k cached), out 21k
$0.80 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 8:05 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: a three-panel comic, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
a three-panel comic, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
3 shell commands · tokens in 100k (62k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:20 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: a clean flat comic page (PNG and SVG)

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
a clean flat comic page (PNG and SVG)
$0.21 · 81 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
9 turns, 5 shell commands · tokens in 216k (197k cached), out 9k
$0.21 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 8:02 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: a three-panel comic strip, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
a three-panel comic strip, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 77k (65k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:20 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5: a simple three-panel comic it drew itself

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort worked
a simple three-panel comic it drew itself
$0.52 · 84 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
9 turns, 4 shell commands · tokens in 258k (234k cached), out 14k
$0.52 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:18 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: a three-panel comic, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort worked
a three-panel comic, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 5 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 362k (305k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:23 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: a painted page, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
a painted page, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 4 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
2 shell commands · tokens in 197k (168k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 8:05 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Say what to make. Without these words Sonnet only wrote the comic as a script. The words that fixed it are highlighted.

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Say where it will go. That sets the tone and the look.

2. Holographic foil cards

Three foil cards with twinkling stars as collectible inserts for the zine I'm putting together: a night moth, a comet fox and an ember beetle.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: print-ready cards with a separate foil layer, and a preview you can tilt

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
print-ready cards with a separate foil layer, and a preview you can tilt
$0.73 · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
15 turns, 7 shell commands · tokens in 350k (316k cached), out 20k
$0.73 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 12:03 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: three ornate cards, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
three ornate cards, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 110k (95k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:23 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: three shiny cards in a web page

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
three shiny cards in a web page
$0.11 · 45 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
2 turns, 0 shell commands · tokens in 37k (27k cached), out 6k
$0.11 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: three ornate cards, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
three ornate cards, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 134k (109k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:24 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort worked
three clean vector cards
$0.64 · 88 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
6 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 143k (118k cached), out 21k
$0.64 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:21 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: three ornate cards, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort worked
three ornate cards, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
5 shell commands · tokens in 485k (411k cached), out 3k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:26 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: three ornate cards, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
three ornate cards, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
5 shell commands · tokens in 82k (62k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 12:02 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Play the Opus 5.5 version

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Swap in your own three creatures.

3. Desktop axolotl pet

A little axolotl that lives on my desktop as a small app I can run on my computer, wanders along the taskbar and curls up for a nap when I leave the mouse alone.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: a pixel-art axolotl that walks along the bottom of the screen (one Python file)

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
a pixel-art axolotl that walks along the bottom of the screen (one Python file)
$0.47 · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
6 turns, 3 shell commands · tokens in 156k (137k cached), out 14k
$0.47 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 12:28 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: a web page that looks like a desktop, not an app

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort partly
a web page that looks like a desktop, not an app
on the ChatGPT plan · 5 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
6 shell commands · tokens in 187k (158k cached), out 15k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:29 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: an axolotl that walks along the bottom of the screen and naps (one Python file)

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
an axolotl that walks along the bottom of the screen and naps (one Python file)
$0.12 · 49 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
4 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 54k (44k cached), out 7k
$0.12 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 12:27 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: a web page about the pet, not an app

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort partly
a web page about the pet, not an app
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
4 shell commands · tokens in 226k (183k cached), out 5k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:28 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

no picture

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort partly
a desktop app (Electron); it needs npm install, so we couldn't run it
$0.34 · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
11 turns, 5 shell commands · tokens in 221k (207k cached), out 9k
$0.34 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:25 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: a desktop app (one Python file) that walks along the bottom of the screen and naps

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort worked
a desktop app (one Python file) that walks along the bottom of the screen and naps
on the ChatGPT plan · 87 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
4 shell commands · tokens in 76k (62k cached), out 4k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:27 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: a desktop app (Electron) with petting and snacks; it needs npm install, so we only ran its browser preview

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set partly
a desktop app (Electron) with petting and snacks; it needs npm install, so we only ran its browser preview
on the ChatGPT plan · 10 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
11 shell commands · tokens in 416k (373k cached), out 17k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 12:36 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Say what to make. Without these words GPT-6-Astra made a web page instead of an app. With them it made a desktop app. The words that fixed it are highlighted.

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Say what it should do.

4. Galaxy slime toy

A stretchy galaxy slime you can pull apart and squish back together, as a browser toy I can play with on a laptop, for my kids' stall at the school science night.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: a galaxy blob you can tear apart and merge, with colors, x-ray and sound

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
a galaxy blob you can tear apart and merge, with colors, x-ray and sound
$1.98 · 11 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
26 turns, 18 shell commands · tokens in 1.5M (1.5M cached), out 55k
$1.98 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 8:06 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: a galaxy blob you can pull apart and squish back

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
a galaxy blob you can pull apart and squish back
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
5 shell commands · tokens in 115k (103k cached), out 9k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:31 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: a glittery blob you can stretch, pull apart and reset

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
a glittery blob you can stretch, pull apart and reset
$0.36 · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
8 turns, 6 shell commands · tokens in 229k (200k cached), out 20k
$0.36 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 7:58 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: a slime you can stretch and squish

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
a slime you can stretch and squish
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
4 shell commands · tokens in 82k (72k cached), out 3k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:31 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5: a galaxy blob you can stretch, tear and squish back together

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort worked
a galaxy blob you can stretch, tear and squish back together
$1.56 · 4 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
3 turns, 1 shell commands · tokens in 104k (46k cached), out 54k
$1.56 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:31 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: a galaxy slime you can stretch and squish

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort worked
a galaxy slime you can stretch and squish
on the ChatGPT plan · 35 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
4 shell commands · tokens in 92k (73k cached), out 5k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:31 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: a slime page with colors, a firmness slider, split and squish

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
a slime page with colors, a firmness slider, split and squish
on the ChatGPT plan · 4 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
5 shell commands · tokens in 98k (63k cached), out 7k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 8:13 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Play the Opus 5.5 version Its receipt and what it made

Say what to make. Without these words Opus, Sonnet, GPT-6-Astra and the older Haiku 4.5 all wrote a real slime recipe. The words that fixed it are highlighted.

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Say who will play with it.

5. 3D park trees

3D tree models for my park scene: a weeping willow, a silver birch, a gnarled old olive, a cherry in blossom and a young oak.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: five detailed, realistic GLB models; the best of the four (our read)

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
five detailed, realistic GLB models; the best of the four (our read)
$2.10 · 13 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
32 turns, 16 shell commands · tokens in 1.6M (1.5M cached), out 56k
$2.10 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:59 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
five low-poly GLB models
on the ChatGPT plan · 4 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
8 shell commands · tokens in 519k (475k cached), out 10k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:36 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: five OBJ models with leaves and blossom

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
five OBJ models with leaves and blossom
$0.33 · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
4 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 90k (64k cached), out 21k
$0.33 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:46 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: five simple low-poly GLB models

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
five simple low-poly GLB models
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
5 shell commands · tokens in 118k (101k cached), out 4k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:33 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort worked
five rough OBJ models
$0.62 · 87 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
5 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 183k (159k cached), out 20k
$0.62 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:32 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: pictures of trees, no model files

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort no
pictures of trees, no model files
on the ChatGPT plan · 4 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
7 shell commands · tokens in 576k (516k cached), out 3k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:36 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
five low-poly GLB models
on the ChatGPT plan · 4 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
9 shell commands · tokens in 181k (158k cached), out 5k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:50 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. List the trees your scene needs.

6. 90s airbrush wallpaper

A 90s neon airbrush wallpaper with rainbow gradients, leopard spots, sparkles and glitter for my roller-disco birthday invites, plus a matching phone wallpaper.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: a print-size invite wallpaper and a phone wallpaper

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
a print-size invite wallpaper and a phone wallpaper
$0.58 · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
24 turns, 7 shell commands · tokens in 290k (252k cached), out 11k
$0.58 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:29 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: invite and phone wallpapers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
invite and phone wallpapers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 110k (78k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:37 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: invite and phone wallpapers (PNG and SVG)

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
invite and phone wallpapers (PNG and SVG)
$0.28 · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
18 turns, 10 shell commands · tokens in 385k (359k cached), out 11k
$0.28 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:28 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: invite and phone wallpapers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
invite and phone wallpapers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 81k (68k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:37 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5: invite and phone wallpapers it drew itself

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort worked
invite and phone wallpapers it drew itself
$0.62 · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
19 turns, 8 shell commands · tokens in 564k (534k cached), out 14k
$0.62 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:35 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: invite and phone wallpapers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort worked
invite and phone wallpapers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
5 shell commands · tokens in 408k (352k cached), out 3k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:38 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: invite and phone wallpapers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
invite and phone wallpapers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
3 shell commands · tokens in 93k (71k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:29 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Say what it's for.

7. 3D terrarium in a jar

Build a terrarium in a glass jar in 3D that I can look around, with moss, ferns and a tiny ceramic deer, so I can plan the real one I'm making for my nan's birthday.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: a 3D jar you can look around; the best of the four (our read)

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
a 3D jar you can look around; the best of the four (our read)
$0.99 · 7 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
11 turns, 7 shell commands · tokens in 443k (405k cached), out 30k
$0.99 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:24 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: a 3D jar with labels you can turn around

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
a 3D jar with labels you can turn around
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
8 shell commands · tokens in 172k (153k cached), out 13k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:40 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: a 3D jar you can look around

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
a 3D jar you can look around
$0.31 · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
3 turns, 1 shell commands · tokens in 86k (62k cached), out 20k
$0.31 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:14 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: a 3D jar you can turn around

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
a 3D jar you can turn around
on the ChatGPT plan · 80 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 55k (43k cached), out 4k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:39 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5: a 3D jar you can turn around

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort worked
a 3D jar you can turn around
$0.46 · 65 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
4 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 129k (111k cached), out 14k
$0.46 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:38 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: a 3D jar you can turn around

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort worked
a 3D jar you can turn around
on the ChatGPT plan · 43 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
5 shell commands · tokens in 112k (90k cached), out 6k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:39 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: a 3D app; you have to run npm to open it

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
a 3D app; you have to run npm to open it
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
10 shell commands · tokens in 221k (193k cached), out 9k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:32 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Play the Opus 5.5 version

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Swap in what you're planning and what goes in the jar.

8. Film title shots

Three short simulated shots for my film's title sequence: a teacup smashing on a stone floor, smoke curling off a snuffed candle, and water pouring into a glass bowl.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
three short videos: teacup, candle smoke, water
$2.17 · 26 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
32 turns, 22 shell commands · tokens in 2.1M (2.0M cached), out 57k
$2.17 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 12:04 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: three still frames, drawn by GPT's built-in image model; nothing moves

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort partly
three still frames, drawn by GPT's built-in image model; nothing moves
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
1 shell commands · tokens in 85k (53k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:41 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
three short videos: teacup, candle smoke, water
$1.15 · 9 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
28 turns, 16 shell commands · tokens in 1.2M (1.1M cached), out 63k
$1.15 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:46 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: three still frames, drawn by GPT's built-in image model; nothing moves

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort partly
three still frames, drawn by GPT's built-in image model; nothing moves
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
1 shell commands · tokens in 85k (69k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:41 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

no picture

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort no
wrote shot plans instead; said it can't make video
$0.06 · 9 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
1 turns, 0 shell commands · tokens in 25k (21k cached), out 1k
$0.06 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:39 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: three still frames, drawn by GPT's built-in image model; nothing moves

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort partly
three still frames, drawn by GPT's built-in image model; nothing moves
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 300k (209k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:42 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: an animated web page, not video files

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set partly
an animated web page, not video files
on the ChatGPT plan · 5 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
6 shell commands · tokens in 136k (96k cached), out 6k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:43 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Swap in your own three moments.

9. Pokeable blob mascot

A mascot for my habit-tracker app: a round blob that breathes, blinks and giggles when you poke it. I'd like it in four moods: idle, happy, sleepy and surprised.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: a web page with the blob in four moods; the best of the four (our read)

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
a web page with the blob in four moods; the best of the four (our read)
$0.83 · 4 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
14 turns, 6 shell commands · tokens in 306k (273k cached), out 25k
$0.83 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:20 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: still pictures of the four moods, nothing to poke

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort partly
still pictures of the four moods, nothing to poke
on the ChatGPT plan · 56 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
1 shell commands · tokens in 44k (35k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:42 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: a web page with the blob in four moods

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
a web page with the blob in four moods
$0.12 · 51 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
2 turns, 0 shell commands · tokens in 38k (27k cached), out 8k
$0.12 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:12 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: still pictures of the four moods, nothing to poke

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort partly
still pictures of the four moods, nothing to poke
on the ChatGPT plan · 4 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 237k (208k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:46 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5: a web page with the blob in four moods you can poke

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort worked
a web page with the blob in four moods you can poke
$0.44 · 62 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
4 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 90k (72k cached), out 14k
$0.44 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:42 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: a still sheet of the four moods, nothing to poke

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort partly
a still sheet of the four moods, nothing to poke
on the ChatGPT plan · 86 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
3 shell commands · tokens in 191k (148k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:43 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: a still concept picture, nothing to poke

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set partly
a still concept picture, nothing to poke
on the ChatGPT plan · 49 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
1 shell commands · tokens in 53k (44k cached), out 0k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:29 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Play the Opus 5.5 version

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Name your app and the moods you want.

10. Mushroom ranger sprite sheet

A sprite sheet for a mushroom-capped forest ranger with walk, attack, hurt and death animations in 4 directions, for my top-down adventure game.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: a sprite sheet with a JSON map and a preview page; the best of the four (our read)

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
a sprite sheet with a JSON map and a preview page; the best of the four (our read)
$0.84 · 5 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
5 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 120k (86k cached), out 27k
$0.84 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:26 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: a sprite sheet, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
a sprite sheet, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
7 shell commands · tokens in 155k (135k cached), out 3k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:45 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: a sprite sheet with a JSON map

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
a sprite sheet with a JSON map
$0.34 · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
5 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 107k (80k cached), out 21k
$0.34 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:15 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: a sprite sheet, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
a sprite sheet, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 80 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 61k (50k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:46 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5: a small pixel sprite sheet with a frame list

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort worked
a small pixel sprite sheet with a frame list
$1.16 · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
7 turns, 3 shell commands · tokens in 299k (255k cached), out 38k
$1.16 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:45 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: a sprite sheet, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort worked
a sprite sheet, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
4 shell commands · tokens in 221k (158k cached), out 3k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:47 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: a sheet drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
a sheet drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 84 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
2 shell commands · tokens in 74k (64k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:32 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Swap the character and the moves your game needs.

11. PETSCII meetup screens

Three PETSCII screens of generative patterns for our retro computing meetup's video: an intro, a break card and an outro.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: three screens as real Commodore 64 programs, plus pictures; the best of the four (our read)

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
three screens as real Commodore 64 programs, plus pictures; the best of the four (our read)
$1.13 · 5 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
15 turns, 6 shell commands · tokens in 475k (421k cached), out 31k
$1.13 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:34 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: three screens drawn by GPT's built-in image model to look like PETSCII

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
three screens drawn by GPT's built-in image model to look like PETSCII
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 71k (48k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:49 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: three screens as pictures

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
three screens as pictures
$0.35 · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
11 turns, 4 shell commands · tokens in 264k (228k cached), out 16k
$0.35 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:30 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: three screens drawn by GPT's built-in image model to look like PETSCII

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
three screens drawn by GPT's built-in image model to look like PETSCII
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 141k (121k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:49 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5: three screens in a web page

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort worked
three screens in a web page
$0.37 · 54 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
4 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 123k (108k cached), out 11k
$0.37 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 3:04 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: three screens drawn by GPT's built-in image model to look like PETSCII

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort worked
three screens drawn by GPT's built-in image model to look like PETSCII
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
4 shell commands · tokens in 524k (469k cached), out 3k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:50 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: three screens drawn by GPT's built-in image model to look like PETSCII

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
three screens drawn by GPT's built-in image model to look like PETSCII
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
5 shell commands · tokens in 112k (92k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:32 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Say what the screens are for.

12. Isometric island tiles

Isometric tiles and a starter map for my little island trading game, with beach, palm grove and a wooden dock, that I can open in Tiled and Godot.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: tiles, props and a Godot project

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
tiles, props and a Godot project
$1.36 · 6 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
26 turns, 18 shell commands · tokens in 1.0M (945k cached), out 35k
$1.36 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:38 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: tiles, a Tiled map and a Godot project

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
tiles, a Tiled map and a Godot project
on the ChatGPT plan · 6 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
9 shell commands · tokens in 285k (262k cached), out 12k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:54 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: tiles, a Tiled map and a Godot project

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
tiles, a Tiled map and a Godot project
$0.67 · 5 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
17 turns, 8 shell commands · tokens in 467k (413k cached), out 37k
$0.67 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:36 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: tiles, a Tiled map and a Godot project

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
tiles, a Tiled map and a Godot project
on the ChatGPT plan · 4 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
5 shell commands · tokens in 442k (394k cached), out 9k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:53 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5: simple tiles, a Tiled map and a Godot project

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort worked
simple tiles, a Tiled map and a Godot project
$1.29 · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
9 turns, 4 shell commands · tokens in 377k (327k cached), out 42k
$1.29 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 3:06 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: a Tiled map with simple tiles; the Godot scene only shows a picture

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort partly
a Tiled map with simple tiles; the Godot scene only shows a picture
on the ChatGPT plan · 83 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
6 shell commands · tokens in 176k (154k cached), out 6k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:51 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: tiles drawn by GPT's built-in image model, with a project

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
tiles drawn by GPT's built-in image model, with a project
on the ChatGPT plan · 5 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
8 shell commands · tokens in 362k (314k cached), out 6k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 3
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 11:38 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Swap in your own places.

13. Marbled endpapers

I'm hand-binding notebooks for a craft fair and need endpapers. Make 4 combed marbled-paper patterns like the inside covers of old books: oxblood and gold, navy and cream, sage and rust, and plum and silver.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: four PNG patterns and a contact sheet; the best of the four (our read)

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
four PNG patterns and a contact sheet; the best of the four (our read)
$0.43 · 6 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
13 turns, 6 shell commands · tokens in 256k (233k cached), out 10k
$0.43 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:30 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: four combed-marble papers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
four combed-marble papers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
3 shell commands · tokens in 96k (57k cached), out 3k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:54 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
four PNG patterns
$0.32 · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
20 turns, 7 shell commands · tokens in 286k (256k cached), out 14k
$0.32 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:18 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: four combed-marble papers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
four combed-marble papers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 132k (115k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:56 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5: four colorways, but flat blotches rather than marbling

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort partly
four colorways, but flat blotches rather than marbling
$0.61 · 6 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
28 turns, 9 shell commands · tokens in 533k (505k cached), out 14k
$0.61 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 3:09 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: four marbled papers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort worked
four marbled papers, drawn by GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 4 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
1 shell commands · tokens in 119k (99k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:58 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: four images from GPT's built-in image model

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
four images from GPT's built-in image model
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
6 shell commands · tokens in 94k (74k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: imagegen (made its pictures with GPT's image model) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:36 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Swap in your own color pairs.

14. Clockwork crab boss music

Write an 8-bit boss-battle loop for the giant clockwork crab at the end of my beach platformer.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
a WAV loop, plus a second-phase version
$0.43 · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
6 turns, 4 shell commands · tokens in 142k (125k cached), out 13k
$0.43 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:24 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
a WAV loop
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
6 shell commands · tokens in 153k (117k cached), out 6k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:57 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
a WAV loop
$0.09 · 39 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
3 turns, 1 shell commands · tokens in 36k (27k cached), out 5k
$0.09 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:14 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

no picture

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
a MIDI loop (we didn't render it to audio)
on the ChatGPT plan · 86 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
2 shell commands · tokens in 53k (44k cached), out 3k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:57 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

no picture

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort partly
Web Audio code to drop into your game; nothing to listen to on its own
$0.31 · 41 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
4 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 85k (72k cached), out 9k
$0.31 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 3:05 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: plays in a web page; no audio file

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort worked
plays in a web page; no audio file
on the ChatGPT plan · 32 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
3 shell commands · tokens in 60k (52k cached), out 4k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:57 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
a WAV loop
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
8 shell commands · tokens in 177k (164k cached), out 3k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 6 Oct 2026, 8:34 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Swap in your boss and your level.

15. Sleepy terminal owl

A sleepy little owl that looks busy typing away while my coding agent works, as a small looping ASCII animation I can run in a corner of my terminal.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

Claude Opus 5.5: types fake code, blinks and dozes; the best of the four (our read)

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort worked
types fake code, blinks and dozes; the best of the four (our read)
$0.13 · 43 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
3 turns, 1 shell commands · tokens in 52k (45k cached), out 3k
$0.13 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 8:00 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: a sleepy owl that snores and opens one eye

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
a sleepy owl that snores and opens one eye
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
9 shell commands · tokens in 176k (151k cached), out 6k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: nods off at the keyboard while z's drift up

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort worked
nods off at the keyboard while z's drift up
$0.07 · 32 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
4 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 53k (45k cached), out 3k
$0.07 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 7:59 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: a very small owl, with stray characters at the far edge

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort partly
a very small owl, with stray characters at the far edge
on the ChatGPT plan · 50 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
4 shell commands · tokens in 73k (66k cached), out 1k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:58 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5: a sleeping owl at a keyboard that blinks and types

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort worked
a sleeping owl at a keyboard that blinks and types
$0.10 · 17 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
3 turns, 1 shell commands · tokens in 52k (46k cached), out 2k
$0.10 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 3:05 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

no picture

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort no
crashes after one loop with a bash error
on the ChatGPT plan · 23 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
6 shell commands · tokens in 97k (87k cached), out 3k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:58 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: types, blinks and briefly nods off

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
types, blinks and briefly nods off
on the ChatGPT plan · 79 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
3 shell commands · tokens in 43k (39k cached), out 2k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 8:01 AM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Say what to make. Without these words the models pasted text, drew a picture, or built a Claude Code plugin. The words that fixed it are highlighted.

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Swap the owl for any creature, and say what it's doing.

16. Animated ASCII fog

An animated colour ASCII background of drifting fog for my portfolio site.

Tried it? Tell us how it went

No picture: none of the plain Claude runs got this one working.

Plain runs, one try each

Claude Code

GPT via Codex

Claude Opus 5.5: the fog is drawn but hidden behind the page background; one line of CSS fixes it

Claude Opus 5.5 · medium effort no
the fog is drawn but hidden behind the page background; one line of CSS fixes it
$0.36 · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-opus-5-5 · effort medium
5 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 83k (68k cached), out 11k
$0.36 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 12:05 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Sol: a faint drifting fog behind a sample page

GPT-5.6-Sol · medium effort worked
a faint drifting fog behind a sample page
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-sol · effort medium
5 shell commands · tokens in 113k (100k cached), out 8k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 3:01 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Sonnet 5.5: the same: fog drawn but hidden behind the page background

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · medium effort no
the same: fog drawn but hidden behind the page background
$0.06 · 21 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-sonnet-5-5 · effort medium
2 turns, 0 shell commands · tokens in 34k (27k cached), out 3k
$0.06 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 12:03 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Terra: a drifting dot fog behind a sample page

GPT-5.6-Terra · medium effort worked
a drifting dot fog behind a sample page
on the ChatGPT plan · 2 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-terra · effort medium
4 shell commands · tokens in 84k (56k cached), out 4k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Claude Haiku 5.5: the same as Opus and Sonnet: fog drawn but hidden behind the page background

Claude Haiku 5.5 · medium effort no
the same as Opus and Sonnet: fog drawn but hidden behind the page background
$0.25 · 33 s · receipt

Receipt details

Claude Code 2.1.292 · claude-haiku-5-5 · effort medium
4 turns, 2 shell commands · tokens in 82k (69k cached), out 7k
$0.25 at API prices (it ran on a Claude subscription login)
Built-in skills used: none (of 19 loaded) · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:16 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-5.6-Luna: a drifting fog of characters behind a sample page

GPT-5.6-Luna · medium effort worked
a drifting fog of characters behind a sample page
on the ChatGPT plan · 32 s · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-5.6-luna · effort medium
4 shell commands · tokens in 76k (48k cached), out 4k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 2:16 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

GPT-6-Astra: a drifting fog of characters behind a sample page

GPT-6-Astra · Codex's default model, effort not set worked
a drifting fog of characters behind a sample page
on the ChatGPT plan · 3 min · receipt

Receipt details

Codex CLI 0.153.4 · gpt-6-astra (Codex's default) · effort not set
3 shell commands · tokens in 56k (35k cached), out 5k
No price: it ran on a ChatGPT plan
Built-in skills used: none · web searches: 0
Finished 7 Oct 2026, 12:06 PM EDT · one prompt, no replies

Play the GPT-6-Astra version

Make it yours. Change the highlighted part. Say where it will sit.