Peter Yang Compares Four AI Models Across Five Creative Tasks

I compare Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Astra, Gemini 4 and Muse Wonder across 3D rendering, games, animated storytelling, website design and writing. I had early access to all but Muse. My results are based on these examples and my preferences.

For the first test I ask each model to build Himeji Castle in Blender and render a 30-second cherry-blossom scene with music, using code. Its distinctive walls and roofs make it a useful test of whether the result resembles a real place.

I prefer Opus’s castle, camera shots and overall presentation. Gemini is my runner-up: its castle also resembles Himeji and it uses varied angles. Astra produces appealing water reflections and birdsong, but its castle looks too flat to me and its shots are less interesting.

Muse’s 3D result is the weakest in my view. I note that Meta has said the model was not trained on 3D models. My ranking for this example is Opus, Gemini, Astra and Muse.

For the game test, I ask for a Star Fox-style rail shooter using a StarCraft-inspired setting. Opus produces my favorite playable level, with a boss, wingman chatter and sound, although I find the lens flare excessive.

Gemini’s game adds controls such as a first-person view, a battlecruiser and barrel rolls. It is crowded and less polished than Opus’s version, but I am impressed by the number of features. Astra has the atmosphere I wanted but looks more basic, while Muse again produces a weaker 3D game in this test.

For an emotional animated short, each model must create frames and sound using code. I find Opus’s graphics and animation strongest; its story appears to show a wife waiting for her husband. Gemini produces an artistic sequence that I interpret as someone neglecting loved ones while working.

Astra creates a story involving a robot and a plant, though one animation is unclear to me. Muse’s simpler-looking story moves me most: an older man tends a flower that is eventually placed at a grave. The ending surprises me, so I choose Muse for this particular storytelling task.

For a website test, I ask each model to redesign the brand and homepage for Behind the Craft without looking at the existing site. Opus creates an interesting interaction but the rest feels plain to me. Gemini supplies a design system and many details, yet I find the page too crowded.

I prefer Astra’s clean page, clear email call to action and generated illustrations. Muse’s result is too text-heavy for my taste. My winner for this example is Astra, followed by Opus; I place Gemini and Muse behind them for different reasons.

For writing, I ask three models to turn an interview transcript into newsletter takeaways, then use an Opus reviewer to compare their drafts with my own edited final version. I did not test Muse. The reviewer ranks Gemini first for sounding most like me and including a personal example; it calls Opus more insightful and Astra accurate but less personal.

I am surprised by Gemini’s improvement in this writing example. Separately, I have used it to research medical questions for my family and found its detailed answers useful. I give an example that is not my mother’s actual condition, and treat this as my own experience rather than one of the same five comparisons.

My conclusion depends on the use case: I prefer Opus for the 3D and game examples, Astra for this homepage, Gemini for this writing and research experience, and Muse for the emotional story. I plan to examine Muse as a personal agent separately.