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Why can't they just use version numbers instead of this "new preview" stuff?

E.g. call it Gemini Pro 2.5.1.

>>killer+(OP)
I take preview to mean the model may be retired on an accelerated timescale and replaced with a "real" model so it's dangerous to put into prod unless you are paying attention.

>>killer+(OP)
Are you saying you find model names like o4-mini-high-pro-experimental-version5 confusing and stupid?

>>lukesc+O4
They could still use version numbers for that. 2.5.1-preview becomes 2.5.1 when stable.

>>lukesc+O4
Scheduled tasks in ChatGPT are useful for keeping track of these kinds of things. You can have it check daily whether there's a change in status, price, etc. for a particular model (or set of models).

>>danena+Aj
I appriciate that you are trying to help

But I do not want to have to build a network of bots with non-deterministic outputs to simply stay on top of versions

>>cdolan+fu
Neither do I, but it's the best solution I've found so far. It beats checking models/prices manually every day to see if anything has changed, and it works well enough in practice.

But yeah, some kind of deterministic way to get alerts would be better.