I seriously doubt that. There's some myth going on here (lol, myth->Mythos). For example, this exact narrative you're framing was said back during Opus 4.6/4.7

I seriously doubt that. There's some myth going on here (lol, myth->Mythos). For example, this exact narrative you're framing was said back during Opus 4.6/4.7 and fast forward to today we have open weight models that perform at Opus 4.6 level.