Debate: Local Models Trail Frontier by 1.5-2 Years, Not Months

Community debate over claims that Qwen3.8 27B rivals Opus 4.5 dismisses them as benchmaxxed illusions, with one view arguing locally-runnable models trail frontier models by 1.5-2 years rather than 9 months.

2026-08-19 ~ 2026-08-19 · 2 related posts

• Doubts on Qwen3.8 27B matching Opus 4.5 strength, labeling it a benchmaxxing model — scaling01 · 2026-08-19
• Opinion: locally runnable models now trail the frontier by 1.5-2 years, not 9 months — scaling01 · 2026-08-19