Follow-up: the new Claude checkpoint performs 'a bit too good' for a Sonnet
ChrisGPT · x · 2026-11-08
Follow-up to the checkpoint rumor: ChrisGPT notes that while the new checkpoint may indeed be a Sonnet, its results are 'seemingly a bit too good for a Sonnet checkpoint', hinting the model routed to Sonnet Extra could be stronger than expected.
Related event: Claude Checkpoint Appears to Know Karpathy Joined Anthropic in 2026(4 posts)→
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