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Anthropic pull-ahead theory: OpenAI needs Astra or Bel to keep up
The author says Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5 are already the top two models, Fable 5.5 will take the top spot next week, and predicts Claude will have more R&D compute than Google by year end, so OpenAI must release GPT-6.1 Astra or Bel.
Eco
@IndependentEcoArchived 2026.10.04Originally posted 2026.10.03
Eco @IndependentEcoOriginally posted 2026.10.03
Anthropic is starting to lap the competition. Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5 are the top two models. Fable 5.5 will become the new top model next week. Semi-analysis predicts Claude will have more compute for R&D than Google by year end. OpenAI needs to release GPT-6.1 Astra or Bel to stay in the race.
x.com/independenteco/status/2106328382019338439Archived 2026.10.04 10:05