# Three max-effort models · Pelicans and the stick-in-bicycle meme

The author shares three recordings of HTML/SVG animations from a derived prompt, labelled GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6 Luna at max effort. Model names, effort and runtime are author-reported, not independently authenticated or a capability ranking. The author explains that a prompt typo made the Sol output display GPT-6 Sol; that discrepancy is retained. These are archived silent original video tracks, not playable projects.

- Recorded date: 2026-09-30
- Creator / publisher: Emu-001 (Reddit)
- Format: Video
- Prompt category: Source-documented test
- Original prompt: Write HTML code that produces a 2D animation of two Pelicans riding bicycles toward each other using SVG graphics. Slightly above one pelican's head, it needs to say in small font "OpenAI." Slightly above the other pelican's head, it needs to say in small font "Anthropic." Once that is complete, lead and complete a smooth animation where the 2D pelicans then pull a long stick out of their feathers. When they pull the sticks out, the OpenAI pelican's stick needs to be labeled or named "GPT-6.1 Sol", and the Anthropic pelican's stick needs to be labeled or named "Claude Sonnet 5.5". The pelicans then meet each other in the center. The OpenAI pelican jams its stick into the Anthropic pelican's front bicycle tire, while the Anthropic pelican jams its stick into the OpenAI pelican's front bicycle tire, and then they both fall off their bicycles. When the pelicans fall off the bicycles, have cute but mad looking text fly onto the screen in a fun animation. The OpenAI pelican's text will say "Why would Claude do this?!" while the Anthropic pelican's text will say "Why would ChatGPT do this?!" Remember, all this is animated. No further testing is required. While the animation needs to be side scrolling, Recreate the meme that I've attached to this prompt. (Blank stick in tire meme).
- Last updated: 2026-10-01
- Original source: https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wu0ilx/the_pelican_bicycle_test_gpt_vs_claude_version/
- Archive record: https://pelicanmap.aveniqa.com/en/specimens/reddit-emu001-pelican-stick-meme-2026-09-30/
- Rights: Works belong to their original creators. Archiving does not change their licenses.
- Media: https://pelicanmap.aveniqa.com/media/collected/2026-10-01-source-backfill/reddit-emu001-stick-meme-gpt61-sol-20260930.mp4
  Source: https://v.redd.it/link/1wu0ilx/asset/1ga7kahrmmsh1/CMAF_720.mp4
- Media: https://pelicanmap.aveniqa.com/media/collected/2026-10-01-source-backfill/reddit-emu001-stick-meme-astra-20260930.mp4
  Source: https://v.redd.it/link/1wu0ilx/asset/bpahzrzinmsh1/CMAF_720.mp4
- Media: https://pelicanmap.aveniqa.com/media/collected/2026-10-01-source-backfill/reddit-emu001-stick-meme-luna-20260930.mp4
  Source: https://v.redd.it/link/1wu0ilx/asset/fj78thkmnmsh1/CMAF_720.mp4