https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/ Daily Cheese Index posture, tradeoffs, and deployment checklists. en Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-laguna-s-2-1/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-laguna-s-2-1/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Laguna S 2.1 is positioned as “Value hunter”: Cheese Index 48.2 (#128). Strong index per dollar — fit as primary or divert under budget constraints. Closest scenario Fit: “Budget first”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-gpt-6-astra/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-gpt-6-astra/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GPT-6 Astra is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 70.4 (#4). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-gpt-5-6-sol/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-gpt-5-6-sol/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GPT-5.6 Sol is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 72.7 (#3). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-gemini-3-8-flash/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-gemini-3-8-flash/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gemini 3.8 Flash is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 67.6 (#13). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-gemini-3-5-flash/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-gemini-3-5-flash/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gemini 3.5 Flash is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 70.0 (#5). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Generative prototype”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-claude-opus-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-claude-opus-5/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Opus 5 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 73.7 (#2). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-claude-mythos-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-claude-mythos-5/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Mythos 5 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 86.0 (#1). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Coding agent”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-claude-fable-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-07-claude-fable-5/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Fable 5 is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 69.9 (#6). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-laguna-s-2-1/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-laguna-s-2-1/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Laguna S 2.1 is positioned as “Value hunter”: Cheese Index 48.2 (#128). Strong index per dollar — fit as primary or divert under budget constraints. Closest scenario Fit: “Budget first”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-gpt-6-astra/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-gpt-6-astra/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GPT-6 Astra is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 70.4 (#4). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-gpt-5-6-sol/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-gpt-5-6-sol/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GPT-5.6 Sol is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 72.7 (#3). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-gemini-3-8-flash/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-gemini-3-8-flash/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gemini 3.8 Flash is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 67.6 (#13). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-gemini-3-5-flash/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-gemini-3-5-flash/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gemini 3.5 Flash is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 70.0 (#5). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Generative prototype”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-claude-opus-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-claude-opus-5/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Opus 5 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 73.7 (#2). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-claude-mythos-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-claude-mythos-5/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Mythos 5 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 86.0 (#1). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Coding agent”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-claude-fable-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-06-claude-fable-5/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Fable 5 is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 69.9 (#6). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-laguna-s-2-1/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-laguna-s-2-1/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Laguna S 2.1 is positioned as “Value hunter”: Cheese Index 48.2 (#128). Strong index per dollar — fit as primary or divert under budget constraints. Closest scenario Fit: “Budget first”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-gpt-6-astra/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-gpt-6-astra/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GPT-6 Astra is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 70.3 (#4). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-gpt-5-6-sol/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-gpt-5-6-sol/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GPT-5.6 Sol is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 72.7 (#3). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-gemini-3-8-flash/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-gemini-3-8-flash/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gemini 3.8 Flash is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 67.6 (#13). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-gemini-3-5-flash/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-gemini-3-5-flash/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gemini 3.5 Flash is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 70.0 (#5). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Generative prototype”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-claude-opus-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-claude-opus-5/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Opus 5 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 73.7 (#2). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-claude-mythos-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-claude-mythos-5/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Mythos 5 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 86.0 (#1). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Coding agent”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-claude-fable-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-05-claude-fable-5/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Fable 5 is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 69.9 (#6). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-qwen3-8-27b/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-qwen3-8-27b/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Qwen3.8-27B is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 71.7 (#3). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Coding agent”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-laguna-s-2-1/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-laguna-s-2-1/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Laguna S 2.1 is positioned as “Value hunter”: Cheese Index 53.8 (#78). Strong index per dollar — fit as primary or divert under budget constraints. Closest scenario Fit: “Budget first”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-kimi-k3/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-kimi-k3/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kimi K3 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 68.5 (#11). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-hy4-preview/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-hy4-preview/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hy4 preview is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 69.9 (#4). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Coding agent”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-claude-opus-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-claude-opus-5/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Opus 5 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 73.7 (#2). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-claude-mythos-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-claude-mythos-5/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Mythos 5 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 86.0 (#1). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Coding agent”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-claude-fable-5-1/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-claude-fable-5-1/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Fable 5.1 is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 69.9 (#6). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-claude-fable-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-04-claude-fable-5/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Fable 5 is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 69.9 (#5). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-qwen3-8-27b/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-qwen3-8-27b/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Qwen3.8-27B is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 72.0 (#3). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Coding agent”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-laguna-s-2-1/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-laguna-s-2-1/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Laguna S 2.1 is positioned as “Value hunter”: Cheese Index 53.8 (#78). Strong index per dollar — fit as primary or divert under budget constraints. Closest scenario Fit: “Budget first”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-kimi-k3/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-kimi-k3/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kimi K3 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 68.5 (#11). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-hy4-preview/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-hy4-preview/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hy4 preview is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 69.8 (#6). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Coding agent”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-claude-opus-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-claude-opus-5/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Opus 5 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 73.7 (#2). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-claude-mythos-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-claude-mythos-5/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Mythos 5 is positioned as “Efficiency frontier”: Cheese Index 86.0 (#1). Undominated on capability vs cost — a first-round shortlist pick. Closest scenario Fit: “Coding agent”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-claude-fable-5-1/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-claude-fable-5-1/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Fable 5.1 is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 69.9 (#5). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”. https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-claude-fable-5/ https://models.cheesecat.net/reports/2026-09-03-claude-fable-5/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Claude Fable 5 is positioned as “Specialist”: Cheese Index 69.9 (#4). Clear lift vs cohort on a depth axis — use after task-face alignment. Closest scenario Fit: “Long horizon”.