Hands-On Test Suggests Anonymous Model union-alpha Is No Flagship
Blogger karminski3 tested the anonymous model union-alpha on OpenRouter and concluded it is neither a Chinese flagship nor from OpenAI/Anthropic, noting its three.js knowledge is stuck at r127—well below 2026 flagship level.
2026-09-17 ~ 2026-09-17 · 2 related posts
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- OpenRouter's mystery model union-alpha flagged as non-flagship by benchmark-less test — karminski3 · 2026-09-17
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