Burn baby burn

Ten ways to show what two $200 subscriptions would have cost at API list price. Same data in every variant, a different theme each time.

  1. 01
    Vegas jackpot
    Slot reels, blinking marquee, chip stacks per month, a paytable of models.
  2. 02
    Trading terminal
    Amber on black, ticker tape, the BURN index, a P&L bar per month.
  3. 03
    Mission control
    Propellant gauges, a T+ counter, go or no go per month, capcom log.
  4. 04
    Reactor control room
    Needle gauges, warning lamps, a strip chart recorder, fuel rods per model.
  5. 05
    Giant receipt
    Every model as a line item, subtotals, a "you saved" coupon, a barcode.
  6. 06
    Arcade cabinet
    Hi-score table, level select per month, a pixel landscape of daily burn.
  7. 07
    Tabloid front page
    A screaming headline built from the numbers, infographics, a rogues gallery.
  8. 08
    Fitness tracker
    Activity rings per provider, streaks, personal records, badges.
  9. 09
    Loyalty statement
    A tier card, lifetime miles, a route map of models, boarding-pass stubs.
  10. 10
    Disco inferno
    Mirror ball, a dance floor calendar heatmap, speaker stacks, a flames strip.

Ten more, by Codex on gpt-6-astra

Same data, same spec, a different model at the keyboard. The first ten were built by Claude on fable-5.1.

  1. 11
    Degen exchange
    BURN/USD candles, positions with unrealised PnL, a liquidation price that is the plan cost.
  2. 12
    TV weather
    A map of Sweden with a storm icon per month, a seven-day forecast, token pressure isobars.
  3. 13
    Glass cockpit
    A primary flight display pitched up by the multiplier, engine gauges per provider, a fuel page.
  4. 14
    Illuminated manuscript
    Parchment, a drop cap, coins on a shelf, a bestiary of models, a calendar of active days.
  5. 15
    Windows 95 spreadsheet
    A 1997 spreadsheet window with the ledger typed in, a chart object, a helpful paperclip.
  6. 16
    LCARS bridge
    Starship panels, a warp core, a polar sensor sweep of the last 90 days, a captain's log.
  7. 17
    League table
    Anthropic versus OpenAI as a season, matchday per month, player ratings for models.
  8. 18
    Utility bill
    Stockholm Token Works, meter readings, tariffs per model, amount due $0.
  9. 19
    Pinball backglass
    Score in seven-segment digits, bumpers per model, drop targets per month, tilt warning.
  10. 20
    Metal tour poster
    Tour dates per month, a stage plot of amps, a setlist of models, a parental advisory.

Windows XP, five ways

The Windows 95 one grew up. Real Bliss wallpaper, the Luna theme by the book, and a lot more of the data. Built by Codex on gpt-6-astra against XP-SPEC.md. Find the easter eggs.

  1. 21
    The desktop
    Boot screen, Start menu, My Computer, My Documents, Media Player, Control Panel, Turn Off.
  2. 22
    Task Manager
    Models as processes, daily burn as CPU history, Security Center shields per month.
  3. 23
    Excel 2003
    burn.xls with eight sheets, live formulas, a heatmap of days, Solver and Goal Seek.
  4. 24
    MSN Messenger
    Anthropic and OpenAI as contacts, the year as a chat, invoices in Outlook Express.
  5. 25
    Games
    Minesweeper as the calendar, Solitaire's bouncing cards, Space Cadet's score.