Fun Comparison Test of SVG Generation Across Multiple Cutting-Edge Models
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On October 7, 2026, Simon Willison published a fun model test: he used the SVG generation prompt "an armadillo in fishnet stockings jaywalking on Mars" to test the just-released Mistral Large 4's image rendering output. In the test, he compared Mistral Large 4's SVG output with that of claude-opus-5.5, gpt-6.1-sol, and gemini-3.8-flash, all models using their respective default reasoning levels, to compare how several frontier models handle this playful SVG generation prompt under equal conditions. This is the only report on the event so far, with no follow-up developments disclosed.
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Simon Willison tested Mistral Large 4 with an SVG generation prompt about an armadillo in fishnet stockings jaywalking on Mars, comparing its output with claude-opus-5.5, gpt-6.1-sol, and gemini-3.8-flash, with each model using its default reasoning level.