Leaked checkpoints: Arena tester claims Gemini 4.0 Argon trails Sonnet ahead of next-week launches
zacharynado · x · 2026-10-29
Unverified rumors say Fable 5.5 and Gemini 4.0 Argon launch next week. A user claiming 30+ Arena tests of Gemini 4.0 checkpoints argues the two shouldn't be compared: Fable, Opus and Sonnet are well ahead, and based on his own testing Sonnet already beats Argon. Treat as speculation.
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