I’m guessing this is considered something like a C grade from Google if they are being honest with themselves.

After being nowhere near the frontier for a long time, they are pre announcing a model that ranks 3rd, roughly on par with models today that are cheaper.

Good for them to think about releasing to stay in the frontier game.

(I do think 3.7 flash was a solid release, so they are around the conversation. And their image and audio and live models are good)