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25:50ENKimi K3.1 Pro Tested: Strong 3D Demos, Uneven Results and Competitive PricingMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman tests the open-weight model on coding, 3D rendering and visual explanations, then compares benchmark results and prices.
12:14ENGemini 4 Argon Tested: 3D Demos, a Spreadsheet Prototype and Benchmark ResultsMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman tests Google’s model on games and visual projects, then compares reported coding and agent benchmarks.
10:36ENMeta Muse Wonder Tested: Strong Benchmarks, Mixed Demos and Quota FrictionMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman tests Meta’s models on browser demos and reviews their published benchmark scores, availability and cost.
21:29ENMistral Large 4 Preview: European Open Weights, Cyber Benchmarks and Setup FrictionMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman reviews the model’s reported specifications and benchmarks, then tests it in an agent coding workflow.
16:59ENClaude Sonnet 5.5 Tested: Games, 3D Scenes and a Lower-Cost Opus AlternativeMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman demonstrates generated projects and compares Sonnet’s reported benchmark scores and API prices with Opus.
16:57ENGrok 4.7 Compared: Coding, Knowledge Work and Cost per TaskMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman examines reported benchmarks and prices while noting missing competitors and limited hands-on testing.
16:50ENGemini 3.8 Flash: Benchmarks, Cost and Hands-On Coding TestsMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman compares Google's September 2026 model announcement with several practical visual and web-building examples.
52:29ENClaude Opus 5: Benchmarks, Cost per Task, and Early ImpressionsMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman reacts to the model launch, examines reported benchmark and pricing data, and explains why the cost of completing a task matters more than token price alone.
17:03ENDeepSWE: Testing Coding Agents on Longer Software TasksMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman reviews Datacurve’s benchmark, its verifier audit and the tradeoffs of comparing models under a shared harness.
1:11ENGemini 3's Launch: Benchmarks, Antigravity, and AgentsMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman summarizes Google's November 2025 model launch and its developer and assistant demos.
1:01ENOpenAI’s gpt-oss Release and a Coding BenchmarkMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman introduces two open-weight models and reviews a Codeforces comparison from the launch.
7:33ENAce Computer-Use Agent: Fast Desktop and Browser DemonstrationsMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman reviews General Agents’ examples and reported click accuracy and latency, while noting he has not yet tested Ace himself.
9:58ENOpenAI o3-mini Launch: Reasoning Effort, Benchmarks and a Snake TestMatthew Berman · Forward FutureIn January 2025, Matthew Berman reviews OpenAI’s reported results and tries two coding examples with different reasoning settings.
9:53ENTesting Microsoft Phi-3 Medium Locally: Mixed Coding and Reasoning ResultsMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman runs a quantized Phi-3 Medium on a MacBook and explores coding, arithmetic and reasoning prompts.
17:12ENTesting the Mystery 'gpt2-chatbot' Model in April 2024Matthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman tries an anonymous model on coding, arithmetic and reasoning tasks while its identity remains uncertain.
16:28ENTesting Reka Core: Multimodal Benchmarks, Coding and ReasoningMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman reviews Reka’s reported model comparisons and tests Core on code, logic and image understanding.
10:40ENTesting Nous Hermes 13B Locally: Mixed Reasoning and Unsafe ResponsesMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman compares a 2023 quantized model on hosted and local hardware, with uneven results across coding, logic and safety.
11:42ENGuanaco and QLoRA: A 2023 Fine-Tuning and Model TestMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman reviews the QLoRA paper, explains the reported memory savings and tries Guanaco 65B on an informal prompt set.