One prompt to check if your paid AI got nerfed: an SVG pelican on a bike
lxfater · x · 2026-09-11
A simple prompt can reveal whether your model has been silently downgraded: ask it to draw a pelican riding a bicycle in SVG format. Since SVG is code-generated, it visualizes the model's coding ability. Check three details: whether the frame connects, whether the feet reach the pedals, and whether the wing reaches the handlebars.
The author tested DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, GPT-6-Astra, GLM-5.3, and Kimi-K3 on WorkBuddy's international version. DeepSeek V4.1-Flash is now live there, free to try for two weeks.
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