Sidecar Sync
Sidecar Sync
Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias
The November Model Wave: DeepSeek 3.2, Gemini 3, Claude 4.5, Mistral 3, and OpenAI's Code Red Moment | 111
50 minutes Posted Dec 4, 2025 at 11:00 am.
Introduction & Scuba Diving Adventures
DeepSeek 3.2: Fast, Free & Frontier-Level
Gemini 3 Launch: Google's New Era
Nano Banana Pro: Image Gen Gets Real
Image Verification Under Threat
Claude Opus 4.5: The Coding Beast
Should Associations Hire AI Devs?
Mistral 3: Open Source on the Rise
Building with Flexibility: Open vs. Closed Models
OpenAI's Code Red: Garlic vs. Gemini
Lessons for Associations from Big AI Strategy Shifts
Final Thoughts: Flexibility Is the Future
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Send us Fan Mail This week on Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan unpack one of the most explosive weeks in AI so far—from the stunning debut of Google's Gemini 3 to the jaw-dropping image generation of Nano Banana Pro, and the best-in-class coding chops of Claude Opus 4.5. They also dive into Mistral 3 and DeepSeek 3.2, two powerful open-weight alternatives making waves in the AI space. With OpenAI allegedly declaring a Code Red in response, the co-hosts break down what this all...