Indie Dev Fine-Tunes ~10 Models, Ships Auro V5 With Most 'Aura' for Chat
TheMoonMidas · x · 2026-10-03
Indie developer Alan (@aisentience) fine-tuned around 10 models; V5 scored highest in "aura" and is live at aurabench.org. Auro is designed to have presence and personality — warm, candid, playful, willing to hold opinions — aiming to bring back the voice people loved in GPT-4o. User feedback calls it fast and engaging. API access is available from the author.
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