Google slammed for model drought: no flagship since Gemini 3.1 Pro in February
CtrlAltDwayne · x · 2026-09-23
- A widely shared quip notes Google hasn't shipped a flagship model since Gemini 3.1 Pro in February, while Anthropic released Mythos Preview, Opus 4.7, Fable 5, Sonnet 5, Opus 5, Fable 5.1 and Opus 5.5, and OpenAI shipped GPT-5.4/5.5/5.6 plus GPT-6 Astra, Sol and Luna in the same window.
- The author brands Google's release cadence 'comatose', capturing community perception that it has fallen behind rivals.
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