5.6 to 5.0 is a big enough of a jump to say yes. if it was 5.4 to 5.6 it would be a bit easier to say it only feels true because of that, but 5.6 is definitely better than 5.0. I don't have anything empirical to point at though, which is your point, but August 2025 for 5.0 vs July 2026 is almost a year later, and it's not just vibes that it's better, despite not having an objective metric to point at. It would be more scientifical to have numbers and shit to point at and there are some benchmarks out there, but you have to dig into them and really understand them in order to believe in exactly what they're testing, and I'm betting you haven't.