Open-weight models edge past Sonnet 5 on some benchmarks

An r/LocalLLaMA post argues that while state-of-the-art closed models still lead overall, correctly filtered benchmarks now show open-source models outperforming Sonnet 5 — a faster jump than surpassing Sonnet 4.6 or 3.7. The poster says users without a strict need for Sonnet 5 or Astra can now skip paid proprietary models.

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