SemiAnalysis: Gemini 3.8 Flash and Muse Spark 1.3 look clearly benchmaxxed
firstadopter · x · 2026-09-08
- SemiAnalysis argues Gemini 3.8 Flash and Muse Spark 1.3 are among the most clearly benchmaxxed models yet: comparable to GPT-6 and Fable 5.1 on Terminal Bench 2.1, but markedly worse on Terminal Bench 4.0.
- firstadopter quote-shares the take, quipping that Google's benchmaxxing reputation is unmatched and asking where Gemini 3.5 Pro is.
Related event: SemiAnalysis Calls Gemini 3.8 Flash a Benchmark-Gaming Model(3 posts)→
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