alt Hacker NewsCan anyone understand the logic behind the names? Argon, hydrogen, carbon, what is the mental model one should use to understand where they fit, or what comes before/after?
Haiku, sonnet, opus.. is ok
terra, Luna, Sol... is also ok..
but this?
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The higher the atomic mass, the higher the intelligence.
H lightest (highest speed), Ar stabilizer (balanced), C structural bonds (highest reasoning)?
Carbon > Argon > Hydrogen not that hard?
Also... Argon and Carbon are the same price, but Carbon is better I guess?
And "Hydrogen surpasses Argon on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at its default high thinking level"
Given it's twice the price of 3.8 Flash I hope they would find room for another cheaper tier, but the Hydrogen name suggests not.
I'm glad Google are coming out with some decent models but it's a slightly confusing line up.
Always rely on Google to mess up product launches
They are all terribly named, but Gemini models definitely take the cake right now.
My guess, by atomic weight. Hydrogen = "sonnet". Carbon = "opus". Argon = "Fable" only argon 4 just happens to be kinda shit? But also it's google so who the hell knows. They could be just going alphabetical argon, then carbon, then hydrogen as release order follows the alphabet. That'd be kinda dumb but so is their access/subscription strategy so it'd be on brand.
They started out alphabetical for their pro releases: argon, barium (never released), carbon
Then they needed a flash model so they picked the lightest element.