# Pelican Observatory: AI Models Draw a Pelican Riding a Bicycle

> Ask AI models to draw an animated SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle, and compare models, reasoning effort and API protocols side by side.

Give the same prompt to different models, reasoning efforts and API protocols, and see which one draws a pelican riding a bicycle that looks right and feels alive. Every successful result is shown publicly.

_This observatory is mainly used to track whether GPT models stay consistent over time or quietly get worse. It does not reflect any model’s overall capability. Models excel at different tasks, so treat the results as a reference only._

## How it works

1. **Pick a model and protocol**: Use your workspace, an Amux API key or any external endpoint, then choose a model, API protocol and reasoning effort.
2. **Wait in line**: Only a limited number of runs generate at once across the site; the rest queue in order. You can cancel at any time.
3. **Shown publicly**: Successful results join the public gallery with model, protocol and timing details, and can be shared with anyone.

## Prompt

Every run sends the English prompt below. Only the scene (one of 24, picked at random) and the verification code change between runs. The code must be drawn in the bottom-right corner, which confirms the artwork came from that run.

```text
Create an illustration-quality, seamlessly looping 2D SVG animation of a pelican riding a bicycle, like a page from a beautifully designed travel journal.
Scene for this run: {random scene}. Design the season, weather, road and distant scenery around the scene; do not just swap the background colors.
Composition: use a landscape viewBox. The pelican and the whole bicycle take up about half of the frame, with the beak tip, both wheels and the ground shadow fully visible. Keep distinct background, middle ground and foreground layers, and leave breathing room around the subject. Do not put the main picture inside a card, and do not add large titles.
Character: a white pelican with a long, wide orange-yellow beak, a visible throat pouch, a curved neck, layered wing feathers and webbed feet. A helmet, scarf or luggage can add personality. It looks relaxed, sits on the saddle, and its wings either keep balance or hold the handlebars.
Bicycle: a clear diamond frame, fork, handlebars, saddle, tires, spokes, hubs, chainring and cranks, all connected plausibly. Make the frame coral red or another color that contrasts with the environment.
Motion: each foot stays on its own pedal, and the two pedals turn around the same crank axle half a turn apart; the knees bend naturally and the wheels rotate in the direction of travel. The body bobs slightly and the scarf or feathers move in the wind. Near details such as road texture and grass move backwards while distant scenery moves more slowly, so it reads as riding rather than shaking in place. Every loop joins seamlessly.
Art: clean outlines, consistent stroke width and a clear hierarchy of detail; bright, airy environment colors with warm accents, avoiding a single color family across the whole picture. Pick two or three details that fit the scene, such as waves and sailboats, falling leaves and road signs, or snow and pine forests, without covering the character. The pelican and bicycle must stay readable when scaled down to phone width.
In the bottom-right corner, show this run's verification code in a visible SVG text element, reading exactly: AMUX.AI · XXXXXXXX.
Return only one complete SVG. Inline CSS or SMIL animation is allowed; do not use HTML, JavaScript, external images, external fonts or any other external resources.
```

### Scenes

- Highway at dusk: a highway at dusk
- Wetland after rain: a wetland after the rain
- Lakeside windmills: windmills by a lake
- Volcano and lava: a volcano with flowing lava
- Spring hillside: a grassy hillside in spring
- Outer space: outer space
- Post-apocalyptic city: a post-apocalyptic city
- Mountain pass summit: the summit of a mountain pass
- Snowy valley: a valley among snowy mountains
- Autumn forest road: a forest road in autumn
- Seaside boardwalk: a seaside boardwalk
- Desert dunes: desert dunes at noon
- Bamboo grove: a path through a bamboo grove
- Cherry blossom riverbank: a riverbank under cherry blossoms
- Night market: a lantern-lit night market street
- Misty rice terraces: rice terraces in the morning mist
- Northern lights: an ice field under the northern lights
- Lavender fields: lavender fields in summer
- Red rock canyon: a canyon road between red rock cliffs
- Clifftop lighthouse: coastal cliffs with a lighthouse
- Tropical island: a tropical island coast
- Old town bridges: an old town with stone bridges
- Undersea tunnel: a glass tunnel under the sea
- Road above the clouds: a road above the clouds

## Latest works

The 6 most recent public works (all endpoints). See the page for the full list, filters and animated previews: https://amux.ai/lighthouse/pelican

| Model | Provider | API protocol | Reasoning effort | Time | Verification code | Generated | SVG |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| openai/gpt-6-astra | azure | OpenAI Responses | Medium | 3m13s | Verified | 2026-11-10 | [SVG](https://cdn.amux.ai/lighthouse/pelican/pel_01M736GTP87BE4MFQJC4SZYH2R.svg) |
| openai/gpt-6.1-terra | amux-special | OpenAI Chat Completions | High | 1m38s | Verified | 2026-11-10 | [SVG](https://cdn.amux.ai/lighthouse/pelican/pel_01M735M91TNTKX3WBF7RN21H9T.svg) |
| openai/gpt-6.1-terra | azure | OpenAI Chat Completions | High | 1m12s | Verified | 2026-11-10 | [SVG](https://cdn.amux.ai/lighthouse/pelican/pel_01M735HB6PVJQG3TBSV8HF55A2.svg) |
| openai/gpt-6.1-sol | amux-special | OpenAI Chat Completions | Medium | 4m29s | Verified | 2026-11-10 | [SVG](https://cdn.amux.ai/lighthouse/pelican/pel_01M7354PPGMNA3PE9S3FC1V64T.svg) |
| openai/gpt-6.1-sol | azure | OpenAI Chat Completions | Medium | 2m38s | Verified | 2026-11-10 | [SVG](https://cdn.amux.ai/lighthouse/pelican/pel_01M734Z5C3PZWT3R7A890DBM1S.svg) |
| openai/gpt-6-astra | amux-special | OpenAI Responses | Medium | 2m51s | Verified | 2026-11-10 | [SVG](https://cdn.amux.ai/lighthouse/pelican/pel_01M734NWRXQ9E9450WMKBTDF31.svg) |

_Nov 10, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC_