Blogger urges Google to rebuild model lineup: 3.8 Flash and 3.1 Pro far behind Sonnet 5 and Opus 5.5
haider1 · x · 2026-10-05
A blogger argues Google needs an Ultra/Pro/Flash lineup that can genuinely compete with Anthropic and OpenAI, claiming 3.8 Flash and 3.1 Pro fall well short of Sonnet 5, Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol, and Astra 6c. He suggests giving Plus subscribers access to Gemini 4 while keeping the best version exclusive to Ultra.
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