Community speculates Gemini's new tier naming: Carbon, Argon, Flash
koltregaskes · x · 2026-10-29
- A user laid out an unconfirmed speculation of Gemini's apparent new naming tiers: 1 — Carbon (Fable/Astra), 2 — Argon (Opus/Sol), 3 — Flash (Sonnet or Haiku / Terra or Luna).
- Community speculation about Google's model naming direction, with no official confirmation.
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