Labs · 06 · Comparison
Codex GPT-6.1 Sol vs Grok Bot: one request, two visions
The same request can lead to radically different results. Two AI agents tackled the same theme, the coming decade under accelerating AI, and came up with two interpretations.
We gave the same request to two AIs, Codex GPT-6.1 Sol and Grok Bot. Here is what each one produced: two different results.
Note: the Grok Bot video (version 9) was not produced from the exact prompt given to Codex.
The shared request (paraphrased)
“Create a video with music that illustrates several possible scenarios for the next 10 years, with the acceleration of AI and its technological, medical and socio-economic impacts.”
The two videos
Video A — Codex GPT-6.1 Sol
Voice-over transcript (French)
Automatic transcript of the French voice-over, not checked word for word.
10 ans. Plusieurs futurs. Maya soigne. Sam travaille. Lina apprend. Tout commence ici. Les assistants arrivent au travail. Sam gagne du temps, mais doit vérifier. Les agents enchaînent les tâches. Les services se connectent. Le rythme accélère. Maya détecte un risque plus tôt. L’intelligence artificielle aide. Elle ne décide pas. Les robots sortent des laboratoires. Dans les ateliers, le travail se transforme. Sam doit réapprendre. Lina aussi. Mais tout le monde ne peut pas suivre. Les gains se concentrent. Pour certains, le progrès devient un service premium. Le calcul consomme de l’énergie, de l’eau et des infrastructures. Il faut arbitrer. Qui possède les outils ? Qui fixe les limites ? La question devient politique. Former, partager les gains, ouvrir l’accès. Une autre trajectoire devient possible. L’avenir n’était pas écrit. Concentration, adaptation, partage : que choisissons-nous ? La technologie accélère. La société que nous construisons reste notre choix.
Video B — Grok Bot (v9) “The paper plane”
On-screen text
No voice, no dialogue. Only text: “Everything is accelerating. Be ready.” (final card, 45 to 48 s).
Comparison
| Codex GPT-6.1 Sol | Grok Bot (v9) | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Isometric 3D animation, 16:9 | Manga-style animated illustration, 16:9 |
| Length | 1 min 15 s | 48 s |
| Voice | French synthetic voice; not very expressive according to an automated analysis of the video | None |
| Music | Music generated by Codex; electronic according to an automated analysis of the video | Piano (Salamander Grand Piano) and FluidR3_GM sounds |
| Structure | 2026 → 2036 timeline, three characters, open ending | Story told in successive shots around one object, final card |
| Tone | Forward-looking and explanatory | Narrative, wordless |
| Strengths | Consistent visual identity, clear timeline | Emotional story and a strong manga style, wordless and therefore understandable in every language; the impacts are suggested rather than explained: the medical impact through the humanoid robot healing the grandfather, the broader transformations through the wind turbines and the drones |
| Limits | According to an automated analysis of the video: fairly static animation, not very expressive voice | The approach is subtle and implicit, so less explicit about the 10-year scenarios than Codex’s timeline; the story (“The paper plane”) calls for a symbolic reading |
What we take away
- On the same theme, the two agents chose opposite forms: Codex explains, with a timeline, characters and narration; Grok Bot tells a story, without a word, around a single object.
- The chosen format (voice or silence, timeline or story) weighs as much as the content in what the video conveys.
- Since the two requests were not identical, this page shows two interpretations; it is not a benchmark.
Music credits
Grok Bot video. Piano samples were used to synthesise the music of this video (adaptation): Salamander Grand Piano V3 piano by Alexander Holm, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0), SF2 version distributed by FreePats (freepats.zenvoid.org). Other instruments: FluidR3_GM sound bank, Copyright © 2000-2002, 2008 Frank Wen; Copyright © 2008 Toby Smithe, MIT licence. Audio rendered with the FluidSynth software (LGPL-2.1). Codex video: music generated by Codex.