More importantly, Anthropic has been consistent with their naming convention for years (two, yes, but plural years) now. OpenAI and Google’s habit of changing naming conventions semi-regularly makes their products harder to grok.
Re:Gemini 4 Hydrogen
by scottLobster on Thursday November 12, 2026 @02:34PM
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Android version names were random desserts for the longest time. People are expecting too much from Google here
Re:Gemini 4 Hydrogen
by gloxkiqcza on Thursday November 12, 2026 @02:55PM
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They weren't random. They were alphabetical. The first letter of the name always shifted to the next letter in the alphabet.
• Cupcake (Android 1.5)
• Donut (Android 1.6)
• Eclair (Android 2.0–2.1)
• Froyo (Android 2.2)
• Gingerbread (Android 2.3)
• Honeycomb (Android 3.0–3.2)
• Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)
• Jelly Bean (Android 4.1–4.3)
• KitKat (Android 4.4)
• Lollipop (Android 5.0–5.1)
• Marshmallow (Android 6.0)
• Nougat (Android 7.0–7.1)
• Oreo (Android 8.0–8.1)
• Pie (Android 9)
This isn't the same situation. Android versions always had 2 parts: the number and the name. They were always easy to follow.
Using constantly changing names for tiers is a bad idea. Unless the tiers are pre-existing (bronze, silver, gold).
They were alphabetically ordered random desserts. It wasn't too bad.
> Fable isn't a perfect name TBH
Fables are short.
They should have used "saga" / "epic" / "cycle" / "series" / "universe".
I realize that you're making a point about ordering here but realistically none of these except maybe Saga work as Anthropic product names.
I think of it as earth being where I am, not in relation to the size of the items, so to me it’s weird that Luna is far away, then Terra is close, then Sol is further. So even those names aren’t clear to everyone. Actually I didn’t realize the ordering was size-based until you said it. And Astra isn’t really a size, is it?
I think OpenAI's names are clearest. In most people's understanding, moon < Earth < sun < stars.