Mystery model 'Kerria' spotted on LMArena, tokenizer errors suggest it could be Qwen's next model
lyraxana · x · 2026-10-29
A new anonymous model codenamed "Kerria" has appeared on LMArena, fueling speculation it's Alibaba's next Qwen model. The evidence: Kerria reportedly reproduces 3 of the 4 known tokenizer errors associated with Qwen models. The poster also tested it with an "Ana de Armas" SVG-generation prompt. Unconfirmed until Alibaba confirms its identity, amid hype around "Gemini 4 Argon."
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