AI has no holidays.
New models keep shipping one after another. Flagship models race to push the ceiling of capability, while models built for speed and cost-effectiveness compete for everyday work. As the latter keep getting stronger, the division of labor between the two is starting to blur.
Tasks that once required a flagship model — how far can they go today when handed to a model with “Flash” in its name? Frontend creation is a clear window onto that question. Color, layout, motion, and interaction: put the work side by side and the differences show.
Last month, Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5. On X, people used it to build motion portfolios and ink-wash animations. These code-made pieces already had their own styles.
Recently, I noticed a Chinese model becoming a new favorite among X users: the newly launched MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview.
An anonymous model that had drawn developer attention under the name Space Bunny was also linked by users to MiniMax’s M series. Even Dax, co-founder of OpenCode, suggested people try Space Bunny on the same prompts used to test Opus 5.5.
