Frontier Labs Are in a Pre-Release Crouch Across OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google

Chatter points to coordinated capacity moves ahead of imminent model updates — with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google all reportedly preparing new releases.

The major labs appear to be clearing their throats for a wave of releases. @Jasper_Black reported that OpenAI is "increasing usage ahead of Astra 6.1," Anthropic is removing a five-hour restriction tied to "Fable 5.5," and Google is preparing "Gemini 4 Carbon." The codenames are unconfirmed and should be treated as speculation, but the pattern — loosening usage limits and bumping capacity — is a familiar tell that releases are near.

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