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mattlondon • today at 5:44 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

Sooo... Is Carbon 4.1? Or is it different to Argon 4 somehow? Different model? Or point update?

Is Argon "pro" and Carbon "ultra"?

Is Argon obsolete now? Does Carbon replace it or live alongside of it?

Very confusing naming!


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WASDx • today at 7:22 PM

1. "Building on Gemini 4 Argon". 2. Same price. 3. Relatively short time between releases.

Makes me think it's further post-training of the same model.

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RajuChacha108 • today at 7:23 PM

For Gemini that is a foundation model version 3.1 3.5 4 etc. and there is checkpoint on evolution of those specific models. Gemini 4 had Argon - B<> - Carbon and who knows they might have Dysporsium or Europium.

Or you might get Gemini 5 Arizona.

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owkman • today at 6:51 PM

Yes.. very confusing names. Carbon is the next iteration of Argon.

NickNaraghi • today at 5:45 PM

Carbon is like Opus

Argon is like Sonnet

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