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@jmbollenbacher @nostalgebraist @Malcolm_Ocean I think sonnet 4 and 3.5+ are the sameish base model, and sonnet 3 is different

And I think it’s more than 50% likely that opus 3 and 4 are the sameish base model

Ish bc who knows what kind of modifications are possible

based on model vibes and circumstantial evidence
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