theo: Anthropic has no small models worth using, OpenAI no large ones, Google none at all
james_mtc · x · 2026-09-24
Developer theo posted a pointed take on each lab's model lineup gaps: Anthropic currently has no small models worth using, OpenAI has no large models worth using, and Google — in his view — has no models worth using at all. The one-liner sparked debate about how each lab's strengths are misaligned across the model-size spectrum: Anthropic wins at the top end, OpenAI competes on small models, and Google underdelivers on both.
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