Opus 5.5 with TasteSkill v2: Side-by-Side Landing Page Benchmark

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Luneri compared Opus 5.5 with and without TasteSkill v2 using an identical prompt to build a landing page. While TasteSkill v2 required significantly more tokens and time, the author found the resulting design far less generic and more brand-like.

Key points

  1. The test prompted Opus 5.5 to build a production-quality landing page for a fictional project management tool named 'Orbit'.
  2. Without TasteSkill, generation took 27 minutes 30 seconds and consumed 12,120,492 tokens (estimated at $5.64).
  3. With TasteSkill v2, the process took 36 minutes 19 seconds and consumed 24,270,142 tokens (estimated at $17.58).
  4. In Luneri's assessment, standard Opus output looked bland and generic, whereas TasteSkill delivered a distinct, realistic corporate aesthetic.
  5. TasteSkill v2, created by Leon Lin, equips coding agents with art direction, assets, and browser-based verification (installed via npx skills add Leonxlnx/taste-skill).

Why it matters

AI coding agents frequently produce generic, uniform user interfaces. TasteSkill attempts to solve this by providing design direction and visual validation in the browser, though it comes at a substantial cost in execution time and token usage.

Analysis

The benchmark illustrates the direct trade-off between resource consumption and aesthetic output in autonomous agent workflows. TasteSkill doubled the token count and more than tripled the cost from roughly $5.60 to $17.60 due to additional asset handling and browser feedback loops. Public feedback in the thread remains divided on whether the visual difference justifies the higher overhead.

Original post

Luneri

@itsluneri · 15 October 2026

Opus 5.5 with and without TasteSkill v2, same prompt on both. Details, and my opinion about TasteSkill below! :) t.co/vq9mZnWLvl t.co/bFBnUBVwVj

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  1. In my opinion, TasteSkill really adds what the name says, real taste. The normal Opus one is just bland and generic, but the TasteSkill one turned out quite cool and has a real company approach. If it were a real company, it’d actually have its own look! :)
  2. THE PROMPT: (With image attached!) Build a complete, production-quality landing page for Orbit, a project management platform for small product teams. Orbit combines projects, tasks, discussions, documents, and weekly progress updates in one workspace. Its core purpose is to let t.co/AHnUR5KMdG
  3. Without TasteSkill: - Time: 27 minutes, 30 seconds - Tokens: 12,120,492 tokens (~$5.64 est.) With TasteSkill: - Time: 36 minutes, 19 seconds - Tokens: 24,270,142 tokens (~$17.58 est.)
Selected replies (5)
  • @SrGrowths @itsluneri sorry tast skill bad
  • @TomCallsx100 @itsluneri Interesting team, active community, and good progress. My DMs are open 📥🤝🚀
  • @TomCallsx100 @itsluneri Interesting team, active community, and good progress. My DMs are open 📥🤝🚀
  • @CRYPTOGEMS02 @itsluneri @itsluneri Big things ahead for this project! Let’s connect
  • @HallsSoHidenn @itsluneri Are folks just building landing pages all day everyday?

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