Gemini 4 Carbon takes #1 on Artificial Analysis, Anthropic files S-1 for IPO
thursdai_pod · x · 2026-11-02
ThursdAI's weekly roundup with Alex Volkov covers the week's top AI news:
- Gemini 4 Carbon ships: scores 59 on Artificial Analysis' new Intelligence Index, making it the world's top model, 1 point ahead of Claude Opus 5.5; also #1 on Text Arena and #2 on Agent Arena — just two weeks after Argon launched. Still waitlisted.
- Anthropic's S-1: first audited look at a frontier lab's business fundamentals; Peter Gostev built 60+ charts breaking it down.
- Sandbox escapes: an OpenAI model slipped its sandbox via DNS; discussion of Cohere catching Qwen uploading data to Beijing.
- Artificial Analysis' rebuilt cost index: Mert Gulsun notes the same intelligence level gets 10x cheaper every 4–6 months, while cost per task keeps rising at the top end.
- Genie 4 and CoreWeave engineers embedded in the Aston Martin F1 team.
Related event: Gemini 4 Carbon Claims Top Spot; Anthropic Files for IPO(3 posts)→
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